Who Divorces?

ISBN-13: 9781032469980 / Angielski

Barbara Thornes; Jean Collard

Opis

First published in 1979, this book presents the findings of a study into the characteristics of those who divorce. Certain childhood, adolescent, pre-marital and marital characteristics and experiences of a random sample of men and women who divorced are considered and compared with the those whose marriages were still intact.

Spis treści

Preface.  Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations.  1. Introduction: Background and Methodology  2. Early Background Influences: Family Structure; Health  3. Shaping Influences: Social Class, Education, Religion  4. The Courtship Period  5. Two High Risk Factors: Teenage Marriages and Pre-marital Pregnancy  6. Housing During Marriage  7. The Arrival of Children  8. The Sexual Dimension of Marriage  9. The Time Dimension of Marital Breakdown  10. In Conclusion: The Characteristics of Those Who Divorce.  Appendix I: The Sample.  Appendix II: Statistical Significance and Sources of Error.  Appendix III: Tabulations Relating to the Text.  Appendix IV: Description of AID (Automatic Interaction Detector).  Appendix V: Content of the Interview Schedule.  Appendix VI: The Eysenck PQ Form.  Bibliography.  Subject Index.  Author Index.

O autorze

Barbara Thornes and Jean Collard