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The Postdivorce Family
Children, Parenting, and Society

Edited by:

Ross A. Thompson - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA, Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM)
Paul R. Amato - Pennsylvania State University, USA

Other Titles in:
Family Studies

April 1999 | 272 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This book analyzes the issues surrounding divorce and its implications for public policy. The authors integrate research and policy perspectives of scholars in various disciplines to focus on the consequences of divorce for children, the parents' responsiblities after divorce, nonresidential parenting, and the effects of a high divorce rate in society.

Ross A Thompson and Paul R Amato

The Postdivorce Family

An Introduction to the Issues

PART ONE: THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE FOR CHILDREN

Robert E Emery

Postdivorce Family Life for Children

An Overview of Research and Some Implications for Policy

Alan Booth

Causes and Consequences of Divorce

Reflections on Recent Research

PART TWO: PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AFTER DIVORCE

Eleanor E Maccoby

The Custody of Children of Divorcing Families

Weighing the Alternatives

Katharine T Bartlett

Improving the Law Relating to Postdivorce Arrangements for Children

PART THREE: NONRESIDENTIAL PARENTING

Michael E Lamb

Noncustodial Fathers and Their Impact on the Children of Divorce

Daniel R Meyer

Compliance with Child Support Orders in Paternity and Divorce Cases

PART FOUR: DIVORCE AND SOCIETY

Paul R Amato

The Postdivorce Society

shaping the Family and Other Forms of Social Organization

Ross A Thompson and Jennifer M Wyatt

Values, Policy and Research on Divorce

Seeking Fairness for Children

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Ross A. Thompson

Paul R. Amato

Paul Amato (Ph.D., 1983, Social Psychology, James Cook University, Australia) is the Arnold and Bette Hoffman Professor of Family Sociology and Demography at The Pennsylvania State University. His research and teaching interests include marital quality, causes and consequences of divorce, parent-child relationships over the life course, and psychological distress and well-being. He is a four-time winner of the National Council on Family Relations Reuben Hill Award for best published article, and has won many other awards and distinctions, such as the 2008 NCFR Ernest Burgess Award for outstanding scholarly and career achievement, the... More About Author

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