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Family rifts affect millions of Americans – research shows possible paths from estrangement toward reconciliation

  • Written by Karl Pillemer, Hazel E. Reed Human Development Professor and Professor of Gerontology in Medicine, Cornell University
Family rifts affect millions of Americans – research shows possible paths from estrangement toward reconciliationEarly research suggests that nearly 1 in 5 Americans, about 68 million people, are in the midst of a family estrangement.baona/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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