The Child in the Family

Politics & Social Sciences

LERNER, RICHARD M.

Belsky, Jay

Spanier, Graham B.

Sociology

Mcgraw-Hill College

Very little research has been done on the subject of divorce: an exception has been the rigorous research conducted since 1974 by Spanier and Thompson. Through the use of elaborate survey instruments and exploratory interviews, the researchers have provided critical empirical data concerning the process of marital break-up and its aftermath. They examine the reasons for separation, and the emotional, sexual, and social patterns that occur afterwards.  `Spanier and his colleagues have produced a highly readable report of their longitudinal research on marital seperation and divorce and on the process of moving into a subsequent marriage...(this is) perhaps the finest example of sociological research in the family field publis

Parting: The Aftermath of Separation and Divorce

THOMPSON, LINDA

Parenting & Relationships

Sage Publications, Inc.

<p>This volume reports the result of a longitudinal study of the social, psychological, and economic adjustment to the transition from marriage to divorce to remarriage. Furstenberg and Spanier present for the first time the result of a serious study of the world of remarried couples. Many factors change in the second marriage -- there is the presence of former spouses and complex familial arrangements, and the involved system of relationships forces us to reconsider our entire definition of the family. This volume adds to our knowledge of remarriage through exploratory interviews and surveys.</p>

Recycling the Family: Remarriage After Divorce

Furstenberg, Frank F.

<p>Why do marriages fail? How does divorce affect a person -- mentally, emotionally and socially? Spanier and Thompson unravel the process of marital breakup, presenting one of the most rigorous and comprehensive longitudinal studies of separation and divorce ever conducted. They explore the reasons for separation, the partners′ emotional responses, their relatonships with relatives and friends, patterns of dating and sex, and feeling of well-being after separation.</p>

In Recycling the Family the authors examine the social, psychological and economic aspects of the divorce-remarriage transition. They demonstrate how and why the process of remarriage is fundamentally different from that of a first marriage, and identify the factors that redefine family life, including: keeping a distance from one′s former spouse; inheriting stepchildren; the convolution of traditional blood and legal relationships; and built-in expectations of marital instability.

Recycling the Family: Remarriage after Divorce

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