Divorce / Mike Wilson, book editor.
Contributor(s): Wilson, Mike
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Series: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered): Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009Description: 200 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780737742053 (pbk.) :; 0737742054 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Divorce| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HQ 814 .D586 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TOPIC BOOKS | 5050507 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-190) and index.
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Is divorce a serious problem? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Stepcouples are at high risk for divorce / Administration for Families and Children -- 2. Divorce hurts children / Michelle Bryant -- 3. Children can adapt to divorce / Donna Olmstead -- 4. Divorce causes poverty / Jay Zagorsky -- 5. Divorce harms women's health / Federick O. Lorenz, K.A.S. Wickrama, Rand D. Conger, and Glen H. Elder Jr. -- 6. Employees' divorce harms employers / Margarita Bauza -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Can divorce be prevented? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Covenant marriage can prevent divorce / Katherine Shaw Spaht -- 2. Covenant marriage won't prevent divorce for most people / Don Monkerud -- 3. Reducing poverty can prevent divorce / Ailee Slater -- 4. Marriage education can prevent divorce / Alan J. Hawkins -- 5. Surrendered wives movement can prevent divorce / Amanda Cable -- 6. Surrendered wives movement demeans women / Ceri Radford -- Periodical bibliography --
ch. 3. Do divorce laws work? -- Chapter preface -- 1. No-fault divorce is harmful / Stephen Baskerville -- 2. Requiring fault for divorce is harmful / Nahal Toosi -- 3. Joint physical custody is best for children / Marilyn Gardner -- 4. Joint physical custody creates problems for children / Eleanor Bailey -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Can the negative effects of divorce be minimized? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Collaborative divorce works / Pauline Tesler and Peggy Thompson -- 2. Collaborative divorce is not good for most cases / Caryn Tamber -- 3. Divorce provides a fresh start for women / Gail Rosenblum -- 4. Mediated divorce is best for children / Darcia C. Tudor -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.
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