Mothers and their adolescent daughters: Transitions and transformations

Throughout adolescence the mother-daughter relationship reflects the tension between the tasks of separation and the need to renegotiate connection. This dilemma may be at the source of frustration in the mother-daughter relationship during adolescence. Theoretical perspectives, with emphasis on feminist theories, and clinical vignettes will be highlighted to illustrate the interface between individual development and the transformations in the mother-daughter pair.is on the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work, Chicago and in private practice in Evanston, Illinois. Marcia Kornfeld Spirais on the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work, the faculty of Loyola University and in private practice in Wilmette, Illinois.