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A 5 page paper which examines and analyzes The Intimacy Paradox by Donald S. Williamson and Carl A. Whitaker and You Can’t Grow Up Till You Go Back Home by William Nerin. No additional sources cited.
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that causes a great deal of struggle on the part of the young adult as it involves truly separating themselves from their parents and their childhood in a manner that
allows them to be confident, well adjusted, and mature adults. Two books that address this topic are The Intimacy Paradox by Donald S. Williamson and Carl A. Whitaker and You
Cant Grow Up Till You Go Back Home by William Nerin. The following paper examines and compares the two works. Separation from Parents First off, these two books
are incredibly different in their approach to the subject. While Williamson and Whitakers book is a very psychological, and all but clinical, approach to the topic, Nerins is far more
of a personal look at the connections young adults have and do not have with their parents told through personal experiences of various people. They are, however, both works that
seek to find a positive approach to connecting, and also disconnecting, from ones parents. They both share an understanding of what Williamson and Whitaker (2002) note when they state,
and ask, "The underlying dilemma is this: How does one embrace and cherish family heritage and simultaneously transcend family emotionality? How does one create a unique self in a new
generation and simultaneously belong with the old?" (Williamson; Whitaker, 2002; 5). This is essentially the premise of both works, although they go about discussing the questions and answering the questions
very differently. They also both address the reality of being independent, yet still part of a family. Williamson and Whitaker (2002) state, "Personal authority enables the individual to establish
an intimate primary love relationship and still maintain recourse to an independent identity" (41). Nerin (1993) indicates how this is often a problem with people she sees, individuals who have
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