Divorce : : Crisis, Challenge, Or Relief? / / ed. by David Chiriboga, William A. Galston.

Not since William Goode's Women in Divorce in the 1950's have we had such a comprehensive study of adjustment to divorce. This longitudinal work views divorce as a transition process which may have positive or negative outcomes over time. In addition to statistical analysis, the book inclu...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1991]
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Year of Publication:1991
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • I. STRESS AND ADAPTATION
  • 2. CHILDHOOD STRESS AND ADAPTATION TO DIVORCE: A SHAPING CONDITION
  • 3. DIVORCE STRESS AND ADAPTATION
  • 4. COPING STRATEGIES IN DIVORCE
  • II. PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSITIONS
  • 5. PASSAGE THROUGH DIVORCE: A TRANSITIONS PERSPECTIVE
  • 6. PASSAGE THROUGH DIVORCE: TIMING ISSUES
  • III. VIEWS OF THE SELF AND OTHERS
  • 7. THE SELF-CONCEPT OF DIVORCING PERSONS
  • 8. VIEWS OF THE OTHER: ISSUES OF SELF-IMAGE AND IDENTIFICATION
  • IV. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
  • 9. SOCIAL SUPPORTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIVORCE
  • 10. WHO LEAVES WHOM: THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTROL
  • 11. MINORITY ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF DIVORCE
  • 12. RISK FACTORS IN DIVORCE: A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX