Parting: The Aftermath of Separation and Divorce

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.