Divorce
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. June 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-8039-2357-7 (ISBN)
Description
Price and McKenry's book synthesizes the current state of knowledge on divorce, summarizing recent scientific findings and describing the sociological and psychological processes involved in this major life transition.
The importance of the roles of societal turmoil, economic conditions and the presence of children in divorce cannot be overemphasized and the authors reflect this. They also examine the process of divorce, adjustment to it and the exchange theory of divorce.
The importance of the roles of societal turmoil, economic conditions and the presence of children in divorce cannot be overemphasized and the authors reflect this. They also examine the process of divorce, adjustment to it and the exchange theory of divorce.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
223 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-2357-7 (9780803923577)
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Sharon J. Price is Professor Emerita and former Head of the Department of Child and Family Development at the University of Georgia. She has published extensively in professional journals and coauthored or coedited several books. She won several teaching awards including the Osborne Award, presented by the National Council on Family Relations, and the highest honor for teaching at the University of Georgia, the Josiah Meigs Award. She was active in several professional organizations, serving in many capacities, including President of the National Council on Family Relations, and is a Fellow in NCFR. She earned her PhD from Iowa State University.
Patrick C. McKenry, deceased, was Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Ohio State University. His research focused on families and stress, with particular interest in family conflict and violence, postdivorce adjustment, variations in coping by gender and race, and the role of conflict and violence in the coparenting process after divorce. He published extensively in the marriage and family literature and coauthored or coedited with Sharon Price Divorce, Families Across Time: A Life Course Perspective, and all three editions of Families and Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions. He was a member of the American Sociological Association and the National Council on Family Relations, where he has held several leadership positions. He was also the recipient of three Ohio State University awards for excellence in teaching and research. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Georgia.
Patrick C. McKenry, deceased, was Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the Ohio State University. His research focused on families and stress, with particular interest in family conflict and violence, postdivorce adjustment, variations in coping by gender and race, and the role of conflict and violence in the coparenting process after divorce. He published extensively in the marriage and family literature and coauthored or coedited with Sharon Price Divorce, Families Across Time: A Life Course Perspective, and all three editions of Families and Change: Coping with Stressful Events and Transitions. He was a member of the American Sociological Association and the National Council on Family Relations, where he has held several leadership positions. He was also the recipient of three Ohio State University awards for excellence in teaching and research. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Georgia.
Content
Divorce in Societal Context
Why People Divorce
Separation
Adjusting to Divorce
Children and Divorce
Legal Aspects of Divorce
Economics of Divorce
Intervention and Divorce
Why People Divorce
Separation
Adjusting to Divorce
Children and Divorce
Legal Aspects of Divorce
Economics of Divorce
Intervention and Divorce