Description
This wide-ranging resource will help readers understand the history and current state of marriage and divorce in the United States, including their many cultural, economic, political, legal, and religious facets. Coverage includes information and insights on broad trends in relationships that are changing the landscape of American society, such as childcare, delayed marriages, blended families, and prevalence of marriage and divorce among various socioeconomic groups.
In addition, the encyclopedia features in-depth entries covering high-interest issues that are shaping the character of marriage, divorce, relationships, and family life in the 21st century, including economic/legal topics (child support, prenups, divisions of assets in divorce, the wedding industry, no-fault divorce, legal representation in divorce, and economic independence as a factor in separations/divorce); other divorce factors (infidelity, parenthood, illness, domestic abuse, and child abuse); and a host of other legal/cultural issues, factors, and phenomena, both current and historical.Author: Jaimee L. Hartenstein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 08/24/2023
Pages: 528
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 10.08h x 7.09w x 1.57d
ISBN13: 9781440868368
ISBN10: 1440868360
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Marriage & Family
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- Psychology | Interpersonal Relations
About the Author
Jaimee L. Hartenstein, PhD, is associate professor in child and family development at the University of Central Missouri.