“Sibling estrangement can be really painful, and it’s also very stigmatized,” said Rin Reczek, a professor of sociology at ...

How many siblings you have and where you fall in the family affects your career path, apparently.

Studies worldwide show that queer people tend to have more older brothers than other kinds of siblings. Justin Torres, a queer novelist and the youngest of three brothers, asks: Should it matter?

Having siblings can mean shared family and childhood experiences — and also shared bedrooms and rivalries. A growing body of research shows us that sibling relationships can shape us for life.