Handbook of Divorce And Relationship Dissolution

by Fine; Mark A.

• ISBN13: 9780805851281
• ISBN10: 0805851283
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-03
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

This new comprehensive handbook presents the most up-to-date scholarship on the causes and predictors, processes, consequences, and policy implications of divorce and relationship dissolution. Featuring contributions from leading scholars from multiple disciplines, this Handbook reviews relationship termination, including variations depending on such factors as legal status, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Chapters distinguish what is known about divorce from what is known about other types of relationship dissolution (dating, cohabiting, etc.). The handbook focuses on the often-neglected processes involved as the relationship unfolds, such as infidelity, hurt, disaffection, and remarriage. It also covers the legal and policy aspects of divorce including mediation, educational programs for parents experiencing divorce, and the demographics and historical aspects of divorce. Diversity is addressed through the inclusion of chapters on gay and lesbian, Hispanic, and African American relationships, and the integration of diversity issues wherever possible. Commentaries from Alan Booth, Robert Weiss, and Ellen Berscheid, provide an overview of the field and recommendations for future research and policy directions. The Handbook of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution is intended for researchers, practitioners, counselors, clinicians, and advanced students in psychology, sociology, family studies, communication, nursing, and other disciplines. The book will also serve as a text in advanced courses on divorce, marriage and the family, and close relationships.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
List of Contributors	xi
I: INTRODUCTION
Divorce and Relationship Dissolution in the 21st Century	3	(12)
Mark A. Fine
John H. Harvey
II: DEMOGRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION
Divorce and Relationship Dissolution Research: Then and Now	15	(26)
Gay C. Kitson
Historical Trends in Divorce in the United States	41	(18)
Paul R. Amato
Shelley Irving
The Demographic Future of Divorce and Dissolution	59	(26)
Jay Teachman
Lucky Tedrow
Matthew Hall
III: CAUSES, UNDERLYING PROCESSES, AND ANTECEDENTS OF DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION
What Predicts Divorce and Relationship Dissolution?	85	(28)
Amy E. Rodrigues
Julie H. Hall
Frank D. Fincham
Perspectives on Premarital Postdissolution Relationships: Account-Making of Friendships Between Former Romantic Partners	113	(20)
Masahiro Masuda
Hurtful Interactions and the Dissolution of Intimacy	133	(20)
Anita L. Vangelisti
Relationship Dissolution Following Infidelity	153	(16)
Julie H. Hall
Frank D. Fincham
What Goes Up May Come Down: Sex and Gendered Patterns in Relational Dissolution	169	(20)
Steve Duck
Julia T. Wood
Social Construction of Accounts in the Process of Relationship Termination	189	(12)
John H. Harvey
Mark A. Fine
Process of Disaffection in Relationship Breakdown	201	(22)
Karen Kayser
Satya S. Rao
Divorce and Dissolution of Romantic Relationships: Stage Models and Their Limitations	223	(18)
Stephanie S. Rollie
Steve Duck
Coparenting Following Divorce and Relationship Dissolution	241	(22)
Kari Adamsons
Kay Pasley
Mechanisms of Distress and Dissolution in Physically Aggressive Romantic Relationships	263	(26)
Erika Lawrence
Eunyoe Ro
Robin Barry
Mali Bunde
IV: CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION
The Kids Are Alright (at Least, Most of Them): Links Between Divorce and Dissolution and Child Well-Being	289	(24)
Bonnie L. Barber
David H. Demo
Consequences of Divorce for Parents	313	(26)
Sanford L. Braver
Jenessa R. Shapiro
Matthew R. Goodman
Influence of Parental Divorce on Romantic Relationships in Young Adulthood: A Cognitive-Developmental Perspective	339	(22)
Denise S. Bartell
Stress-Related Growth Following Divorce and Relationship Dissolution	361	(24)
Ty Tashiro
Patricia Frazier
Margit Berman
Economic Aspects of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution	385	(24)
Liana C. Sayer
V: COPING WITH DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION
Divorce as Prelude to Stepfamily Living and the Consequences of Redivorce	409	(26)
Lawrence Ganong
Marilyn Coleman
Jason Hans
Communication Processes That Promote Risk and Resiliency in Postdivorce Families	435	(22)
Tamara D. Afifi
Kellie Hamrick
No Breakup Occurs on an Island: Social Networks and Relationship Dissolution	457	(24)
Susan Sprecher
Diane Felmlee
Maria Schmeeckle
Xiaoling Shu
VI: VARIATIONS IN DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION PATTERNS AND PROCESSES
Divorce in the Context of Being African American	481	(18)
Terri L. Orbuch
Edna Brown
Same-Sex Relationships and Their Dissolution	499	(16)
Ramona Faith Oswald
Eric Clausell
Divorce and Relationship Dissolution Among Latino Populations in the United States	515	(18)
Adriana J. Umana-Taylor
Edna C. Alfaro
VII: POLICY ISSUES PERTAINING TO DIVORCE AND RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION
The Law of Divorce and Relationship Dissolution	533	(20)
Margaret M. Mahoney
In the Presence of Grief: The Role of Cognitive-Emotional Adaptation in Contemporary Divorce Mediation	553	(22)
David A. Sbarra
Robert E. Emery
Educational Interventions for Separating and Divorcing Parents and Their Children	575	(54)
Karen R. Blaisure
Margie J. Geasler
VIII: COMMENTARIES
Trying to Understand Close Relationships	605	(8)
Robert S. Weiss
The Changing Reasons for Marriage and Divorce	613	(6)
Ellen Berscheid
Proposals for Research on the Consequences of Divorce for Children	619	(10)
Alan Booth
Author Index	629	(28)
Subject Index	657