Good intentions gone awry
Subtitle: no-fault divorce and the American family
By: Allen M. Parkman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: No-fault divorce -- United States; No-fault divorce -- Economic aspects -- United States; Divorce -- United States; Family -- United States
Description: Based on sociological and economic analysis, Good Intentions Gone Awry presents valuable new insights into the impact of divorce on American society. Rather than blaming the deterioration in the quality of family life on the decline in so-called _family values,_ lawyer and economist Parkman argues that adults are responding to the incentives created by new opportunities and legal rules. Allen M. Parkman discusses the issues surrounding this sociological phenomena, proposes a reform program in response, and suggests steps that adults can take to create a durable and constructive family until such reforms occur.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and index