The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study

Name: The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce: A 25 Year Landmark Study
Brand: Hyperion - Acquired Assets
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By Lewis, Julia M.

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This compelling New York Times bestseller will fundamentally change the way children of divorce cope, and how their parents can support them—updated with a new preface by the author. "A wise and profoundly compassionate book." —Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of When the Bough Breaks; Founder and Chair, National Parenting Association Divorce is at once a widespread reality and a painful decision, so it is no surprise that this landmark study of its long-term effects should both spark debate and find a large audience. In this thought-provoking book, Judith Wallerstein explains that, while children do learn to cope with divorce, it in fact takes its greatest toll in adulthood, when the sons and daughters of divorced parents embark on romantic relationships of their own. Wallerstein sensitively illustrates how children of divorce often feel that their relationships are doomed, seek to avoid conflict, and fear commitment. Failure in their loving relationships often seems to them preordained, even when things are going smoothly. As Wallerstein checks in on the adults she first encountered as youngsters more than twenty-five years ago, she finds that their experiences mesh with those of the millions of other children of divorce, who will find themselves on every page. "Remarkable, sobering ... must reading for anyone concerned about divorce and children." —Nancy J. Chodorow, psychoanalyst and author of The Power of Feelings: Personal Meaning in Psychoanalysis, Gender and Culture

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 351
Release Date:: 2001-09-19
Publication Date:: 2001-09-19
Publisher:: Hyperion - Acquired Assets
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786886161
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 13
Maximum Reading Age:: 99
Weight:: 327 g
Height:: 20.4 cm
Width:: 13.3 cm
Thickness:: 4.4 cm

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