Marriage and Divorce in America: Issues, Trends, and Controversies

Marriage and Divorce in America: Issues, Trends, and Controversies
ISBN-10
1440868379
ISBN-13
9781440868375
Category
Social Science
Pages
529
Language
English
Published
2023-08-24
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Jaimee L. Hartenstein

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.

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