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When parents are unable to resolve the conflicts between them, a common pattern is to continue to argue through the children. When father says mother is too permissive, mother says father is too strict. Father may in turn withdraw, and mother responds to the child with excessive concern, focus, and devotion. The structural term which best describes the resulting family structure is _______________.

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cross-generational coalition between mother and child

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