Publisher's Synopsis
A seminal study from both the historical and cultural perspectives of divorce in American society.
Like so many problems facing America today, divorce is one where a solution (or dissolution, as it were) often begets problems greater than the sum of its parts. Divorce in America brilliantly documents the historical perspective of divorce, as well as the resulting gauntlet through adolescence and into adulthood that many children of divorce are forced to navigate.
Divided into six chapters and complemented by an exhaustive record of resources for further research, Divorce in America provides one-stop reading for students and academics alike who are interested in the specter of divorce and its broader implications in American culture and society. Readers will be treated not only to its plainspoken voice, but also the thorough treatment of topics covered from divorce prior to the 1900s to modern connections between divorce and social maladies.
A wealth of statistics relating to divorce in the United States
Glossary, index, and print and nonprint resources
