| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Interviews with adult children from the divorced families originally studied in the author's The good divorce, c1994. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: The truth about divorce. No easy answers : why the popular view of divorce is wrong -- The adult children speak : the real legacy of divorce -- Lingering memories about their predivorce family : adult children look back at their parents' marriages before the divorce -- pt. 2: Changes, changes : what our kids want us to know about what works and what doesn't. Living arrangements : what kids have to say about their "best interests" -- Fathers : the most vulnerable relationship and how adult children work it out -- Reinventing the Brady Bunch : how remarriage changes children's lives -- The importance of tribal elders : adult children tell us how parental cooperation matters -- pt. 3: Strengthening our binuclear families. Fostering resilience : helping children thrive in their postdivorce families -- Advice from the front lines : how to script a good divorce -- Postscript: A call for change : how society can support families after divorce -- Appendix: The research. |
| Subject |
Divorce -- United States -- Longitudinal studies.
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Adult children of divorced parents -- United States -- Interviews.
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| ISBN |
0060193050 |
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