Divorce
Subtitle: Causes and Consequences (Current Perspectives in Psychology)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: April 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780300110449
Subjects: Separation & divorce; Social security & welfare law; Divorce; Family & Relationships; Sociology; Family/Marriage; Divorce & Separation; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Children of divorced parents; Custody of children; Psychological aspects; Psychology
Description: "This comprehensive book provides a balanced overview of the current research on divorce. The authors examine the scientific evidence to uncover what can be said with certainty about divorce and what remains to be learned about this socially and politically charged issue. Accessible to parents and teachers as well as clinicians and researchers, the volume examines the impact of marital breakup on children, adults, and society." "Alison Clarke-Stewart and Cornelia Brentano synthesize the most up-to-date information on divorce from a variety of disciplinary perspectives with thoughtful analysis of psychological issues. They convey the real-life consequences of divorce with excerpts from autobiographies by young people, and they also include guidelines for social policies that would help to diminish the detrimental effects of divorce."--Jacket.