Christy M. Buchanan, Eleanor E. Maccoby, Sanford M. Dornbusch.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge, Mass. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Harvard University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (331 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-325) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Introduction -- 2. Methods -- 3. The Adolescents -- 4. Adolescent Adjustment -- 5. Life in the Residential Home -- 6. Linking Home Life and Adjustment -- 7. Adaptation to New Partners -- 8. Living in Two Homes: Introduction -- 9. Visitation -- 10. Life in the Nonresidential Home -- 11. Feeling Caught between One's Parents -- 12. Inconsistency in Parenting -- 13. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Resolving Discrepancies in Reports of New Partners -- Appendix B. Supplementary Tables.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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When their parents divorce, some children falter and others thrive. This book asks why. Is it the custody arrangement? A parent's new partner? Conflict or consistency between the two households? Adolescents after Divorce follows teenagers from 1,100 divorcing families to discover what makes the difference. Focusing on a period beginning four years after the divorce, the authors have the articulate, often insightful help of their subjects in exploring the altered conditions of their lives. These teenagers come from a wide range of backgrounds. Some are functioning well. Some are faring poorly. The authors examine the full variety of situations in which these children find themselves once the initial disruption has passed - whether parents remarry or repartner, how parents relate to each other and to their children, and how life in two homes is integrated. Certain findings emerge - for instance, remarried new partners are better accepted than cohabiting new partners. And when parents' relations are amicable, adolescents in dual custody are less likely than other adolescents to experience loyalty conflicts. The authors also consider the effects of visitation arrangements, The demands made and the goals set within each home, and the emotional closeness of the residential parent to the child. A mine of information on a topic that touches so many Americans, this study will be crucial for researchers, counselors, lawyers, judges, and parents.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Adolescents after divorce.
International Standard Book Number
9780674005174
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Children of divorced parents-- United States-- Attitudes.
Divorce-- Psychological aspects.
Divorce-- United States.
Teenagers-- United States-- Attitudes.
Adolescents-- États-Unis-- Attitudes.
Divorce-- Aspect psychologique.
Divorce-- États-Unis.
Enfants de parents séparés-- États-Unis-- Attitudes.
Adolescenten.
Children of divorced parents-- Attitudes.
Divorce-- Psychological aspects.
Divorce.
Echtscheiding.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Abuse-- Child Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Parenting-- General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS-- Parenting-- Parent & Adult Child.