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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821032703321

Titolo

The postdivorce family : children, parenting, and society / / Ross A. Thompson, Paul R. Amato, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1999

ISBN

1-4522-6375-2

1-322-41750-4

0-7619-1489-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 245 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThompsonRoss A

AmatoPaul R

Disciplina

306.89

Soggetti

Divorce - United States - Psychological aspects

Children of divorced parents - United States

Divorced parents - United States

Families - United States - Psychological aspects

Parenting, Part-time - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Symposium Contributors; Acknowledgments; The Postdivorce Family: An Introduction to the Issues; Part I - The Consequences of Divorce for Children; Chapter 1 - Postdivorce Family Life for Children: An Overview of Research and Some Implications for Policy; Chapter 2 - Causes and Consequences of Divorce: Reflections on Recent Research; Part II - Parental Responsibility After Divorce; Chapter 3 - The Custody of Children of Divorcing Families: Weighing the Alternatives; Chapter 4 - Improving the Law Relating to Postdivorce Arrangements for Children

Part III - Nonresidential ParentingChapter 5 - Noncustodial Fathers and Their Impact on the Children of Divorce; Chapter 6 - Compliance with Child Support Orders in Paternity and Divorce Cases; Part IV - Divorce and Society; Chapter 7 - The Postdivorce Society: How Divorce is Shaping the Family and Other Forms of Social Organization; Chapter 8 - Values, Policy, and Research on Divorce: Seeking Fairness for Children; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors



Sommario/riassunto

Integrating the empirical research and policy perspectives of scholars in various disciplines, this volume analyses and reflects on the issues surrounding divorce and the implications for public policy.