Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Marital Dissolution

Divorce, Separation, Annulment, and Widowhood

  • Chapter
Handbook of Marriage and the Family

Abstract

In the past, most marriages ended with the death of a spouse. Today, the majority of marriages will end with a divorce. Although marriage continues to be important, recent changes in the American lifestyle, such as cohabitation, later age at marriage, increased out-of-wedlock childbearing, divorce, and remarriage, have changed the institution of marriage. For many people, marriage is no longer seen as a lifetime commitment.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 74.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Allen, F. L. (1959). Only yesterday. New York: Harper & Row.

    Google Scholar 

  • Allen, F L. (1968). Since yesterday. New York: Harper & Row.

    Google Scholar 

  • Amato, P. R. (1991). The “child of divorce” as a person prototype: Bias in the recall of information about children in divorced families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 59–69.

    Google Scholar 

  • Amato, P. R. (1993). Children’s adjustment to divorce: Theories, hypotheses, and empirical support. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 55, 23–38.

    Google Scholar 

  • Amato, P. R. & Booth, A. (1991). Consequences of parental divorce and marital unhappiness for adult well-being. Social Forces, 69, 905–914.

    Google Scholar 

  • Amato, P. R., & Keith, B. (1991). Parental divorce and adult well-being: A meta-analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 43–58.

    Google Scholar 

  • Amato, P. R., & Partridge, S. (1987). Women and divorce with dependent children: Material, personal, family, and social well-being. Family Relations, 36, 316–320.

    Google Scholar 

  • Aquilino, W. S. (1994). Impact of childhood family disruption of young adults’ relationships with parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 295–313.

    Google Scholar 

  • Axinn, W. G., & Thornton, A. (1993). Mothers, children, and cohabitation: The intergenerational effects of attitudes and behavior. American Sociological Review, 58, 233–246.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bachu, A. (1993). Fertility of American women: June 1992 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports P20–470 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bahr, S. J. (1982). The pains & joys of divorce: A survey of Mormons. Family Perspective, 16, 191–200.

    Google Scholar 

  • Barnett, R. C., & Baruch, G. K. (1987). Determinants of fathers’ participation in family work. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 49, 29–40.

    Google Scholar 

  • Baruch, G. K., and Barnett, R. C. (1986). Consequences of fathers’ participation in family work: Parents’ role strain & well-being. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 51, 983–992.

    Google Scholar 

  • Baydar, N. (1988). Effects of parental separation & reentry into union on the emotional well-being of children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 967–981.

    Google Scholar 

  • Becker, G. S., Landes, E., & Michael, R. T. (1977). An economic analysis of marital instability. Journal of Political Economy, 85, 1141–1187.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bellar, A. H., & Graham, J. W. (1993). The economics of child support. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bennett, N. G., Blanc, A. K., & Bloom, D. E. (1988). Commitment & the modern union: Assessing the link between premarital cohabitation & subsequent marital stability. American Sociological Review, 53, 127–138.

    Google Scholar 

  • Benokraitis, N. V. (1996). Marriages & families ( 2nd ed. ). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bianchi, S. M. (1994). The changing demographic & socioeconomic characteristics of single-parent families. Marriage & Family Review, 56, 500–515.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bianchi, S. M., & McArthur, E. (1991). Family disruption & economic hardship: The shortrun picture for children (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-70, No. 23 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bianchi, S. M., & Spain, D. (1986). American women in transition. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

    Google Scholar 

  • Billy, J., Landale, N., and McLaughlin, S. (1986). The effects of marital status & first birth or marital dissolution among adolescent mothers. Demography, 23, 329–349.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bird, G., and Melville, K. (1994). Families & intimate relationships. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blair, S. L., & Johnson, M. R (1992). Wives’ perception of the fairness of the division of household labor: The intersection of housework & ideology. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 570–581.

    Google Scholar 

  • Block, J., Block, J. H., & Gjerde, P. F. (1988). Parental functioning & the home environment in families of divorce: Prospective & concurrent analyses. Journal of Children & Adolescent Psychiatry, 23, 207–213.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bohannon, P. (1971). Divorce & after. New York: Doubleday.

    Google Scholar 

  • Booth, A., & Edwards, J. N. (1985). Starting over: Why remarriages are more unstable. Journal of Family Issues, 13, 179–194.

    Google Scholar 

  • Booth, A., & Johnson, D. (1988). Premarital cohabitation and marital success. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 9, 255–272.

    Google Scholar 

  • Booth, A., & White, L. K. (1980). Thinking about divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 92, 605–616.

    Google Scholar 

  • Booth, A., Johnson, D., & White, L. K. (1984). Women, outside employment, and marital instability. American Journal of Sociology, 90, 567–583.

    Google Scholar 

  • Braver, S., Fitzpatrick, P., & Bay, C. (1991). Noncustodial parent’s report of child support payments. Family Relations, 40, 180–185.

    Google Scholar 

  • Broman, C. L. (1988). Household work & family life satisfaction of blacks. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 743–748.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brubaker, T. (1991). Families in later life: A burgeoning research area. In A. Booth (Ed.), Contemporary families: Looking forward, looking back (pp. 226–248 ). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

    Google Scholar 

  • Buchannan, C., Maccoby, E., & Dornbusch, S. (1991). Caught between parents: Adolescents’ experience in divorced homes. Child Development, 62, 1008–1029.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., & Raley, R. K. (1993). Trends in the duration of single-parent families (National Survey of Households & Families working paper No. 58 ). Madison: Center for Demography & Ecology, University of Wisconsin.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., & Sweet, J. (1989). National estimates of cohabitation. Demography, 26, 615–625.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., Martin, T. C., & Sweet, J. (1991). The impact of family background & early marital factors on marital disruption. Journal of Family Issues, 12, 22–42.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., & Sweet, J. (1972). Differentials in marital instability: 1970. American Sociological Review, 37, 756–766.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., Sweet, J., & Cherlin, A. (1991). The role of cohabitation in declining rates of marriage. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 913–927.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bumpass, L., Raley, R. K., & Sweet, J. (1995). The changing character of stepfamilies: Implications of cohabitation & nonmarital childbearing. Demography, 32, 425–436.

    Google Scholar 

  • Camara, K. A., & Resnick, G. (1988). Interparental conflict & cooperation: Factors moderating children’s post-divorce adjustment. In E. M. Hetherington & J. D. Arasteh (Eds.), Impact of divorce, single parenting, and stepparenting on children (pp. 129–134 ). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Caspi, A., & Elder, G. H. (1988). Emergent family patterns: The intergenerational construction of problem behavior & relationships. In R. A. Hinde & J. Stevenson-Hinde (Eds.), Relationships within families (pp. 215–235 ). Oxford, New York: University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chan, L., & Heaton, T. B. (1989). Demographic determinants of delayed divorce. Journal of Divorce, 13, 97–112.

    Google Scholar 

  • Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Hetherington, E. M. (1990). The impact of divorce on life-span development: Short & long-term effects. In P. B. Baltes, D. L. Featherman, & R. M. Lerner (Eds.), Life span development and behavior (pp. 105–150 ). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A. (1977). The effect of children on marital dissolution. Demography, 14, 265–272.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A. J. (1979). Work life and marital dissolution. In G. Levinger & O. Moles (Eds.), Divorce & separation: Context, causes, & consequences (pp. 123–132 ). New York: Basic Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A. J. (1981). Marriage, divorce, remarriage. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A. J. (1996). Public & private families. New York: McGraw-Hill.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A., Furstenberg, F., Chase-Lansdale, P., Kiernan, K., Robins, R, Morrison, D., & Teitler, J. (1991). Longitudinal studies of the effects of divorce on children in Great Britain & the Untied States. Science, 252, 1386–1389.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cherlin, A., Keirman, K. J., & Chase-Lansdale, R (1995). Parental divorce in childhood & demographic outcomes in young adulthood. Demography, 32, 299–318.

    Google Scholar 

  • Choi, N. G. (1992). Correlates of the economic status of widowed & divorced elderly women. Journal of Family Issues, 13, 38–54.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cohen, N. J. (1990). The fundamentalist perspective. Grand Rapids, MN: Eerdmans.

    Google Scholar 

  • Colsanto, D., & Shriver, J. (1989). Middle-aged face marital crisis. Gallup Report, 284, 34–38.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooksey, E., & Craig, P. (1998). Parenting from a distance: The effects of parental characteristics on contact between nonresidential fathers & their children. Demography, 35, 187–200.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooney, T. M. (1994). Young adults’ relations with parents: The influence of recent parental divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 45–56.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cooney, T. M., & Uhlenberg, R. (1990). The role of divorce in men’s relations with their adult children after mid-life. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 677–688.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cutright, R. (1971). Income & family events: Marital stability. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 33, 291–306.

    Google Scholar 

  • DeMaris, A., & MacDonald, W. (1993). Premarital cohabitation and marital instability: A test of the unconventionality hypothesis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 55, 399–407.

    Google Scholar 

  • DeMaris, A., & Rao, K. V. (1992). Premarital cohabitation & subsequent marital stability in the United States: A re-assessment. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 178–190.

    Google Scholar 

  • Demo, D. H., & Acock, A. C. (1991). The impact of divorce on children. In A. Booth (Ed.), Contemporary families: Looking forward, looking back (pp. 162–191 ). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

    Google Scholar 

  • Depner, C. E., Leino, E. V., & Chun, A. (1993). Interparental conflict & child adjustment: A decade review & meta-analysis. Family Council Courts Review, 30, 323–341.

    Google Scholar 

  • Devall, E., Stoneman, Z., & Brody, G. (1986). The impact of divorce & maternal employment of pre-adolescent children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 35, 153–160.

    Google Scholar 

  • Diedrick, R. (1991). Gender differences in divorce adjustment. Journal of Divorceand Remarriage, 14, 33–46.

    Google Scholar 

  • Donnelly, D., & Finkelhor, D. (1992). Does equality in custody arrangement improve the parent-child relationship? Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 837–845.

    Google Scholar 

  • Donnelly, D., & Finkelhor, D. (1993). Who has joint custody? Class differences in the determination of custody arrangements. Family Relations, 42, 57–60.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dudley, J. (1991). Increasing our understanding of divorced fathers who have infrequent contact with their children. Family Relations, 40, 279–285.

    Google Scholar 

  • Duncan, G. J., & Rodgers, W. (1991). Has children’s poverty become more persistent? American Sociological Review, 6, 538–550.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ellison, C. G., & Musnick, M. A. (1993). Southern intolerance: A fundamentalist effect? Social Forces, 72, 379–398.

    Google Scholar 

  • Emery, R., Matthews, S., & Wyer, M. (1991). Child custody mediation & litigation: Further evidence on the differing views of mothers & fathers. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 59, 410–418.

    Google Scholar 

  • Espenshade, T. (1985). Marriage trends in America: Estimates, implications, & underlying causes. Population & Development Review, 11, 193–245.

    Google Scholar 

  • Everett, C., & Everett, S. (1994). Healthy divorce. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

    Google Scholar 

  • Faust, K. A. (1995, October). Comparisons of definitions of religious fundamentalism & their effects on fertility measures. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Southern Demographic Association, Richmond, VA.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ferreiro, B. W. (1990). Presumption of joint custody: A family policy dilemma. Family Relations, 39, 420–425.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fox, G. L. (1995). Noncustodial fathers following divorce. (Single parent families: Diversity, myths, & realities, part I). Marriage & Family Review, 20, 257–282.

    Google Scholar 

  • Furstenberg, F. F., Jr. (1988). Good dads-bad dads: The two faces of fatherhood. In A. J. Cherlin (Ed.), The Changing American Family & Public Policy (pp. 193–218 ). Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Furstenberg, F., & Cherlin, A. (1991). Divided families: What happens to children when parents part. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Furstenberg, F., & Spanier, G. (1984). Recycling the family: Remarriage after divorce. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Furstenberg, F., Nord, C. W., Peterson, J. L., & Zill, N. (1983). The life course of children of divorce. American Sociological Review, 8, 656–668.

    Google Scholar 

  • Furstenberg, F., Hoffman, S., & Shrestha, L. (1995). The effect of divorce on intergenerational transfers: New evidence. Demography, 32, 319–334.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garfinkel, I. S. (1992). Assuring child support: An extension of social security. New York: Russell Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garfinkel, I. S., Oellerich, D., & Robins, P. K. (1991). Child support guidelines: Will they make a difference? Journal of Family Issues, 12, 404, 429.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garfinkel, I. S., McLanahan, S., & Robins, P. K. (Eds.). (1994). Child support & child well-being. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Garraty, J. A. (1979). The American nation ( 4th ed. ). New York: Harper & Row.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gass-Sternas, K. A. (1995). Single parent widows: Stressors, appraisal, coping, resources, grieving responses, & health. Marriage & Family Review, 20, 411–445.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gasser, R. D., & Taylor, C. M. (1990). Role adjustment of single parent fathers with dependent children. Family Relations, 40, 397–400.

    Google Scholar 

  • Gerstel, N. (1987). Divorce & stigma. Social Problems, 34, 172–186.

    Google Scholar 

  • Glazer, S. (1989). Joint custody: Is it good for the children? Editorial Research Reports, 39, 58–69.

    Google Scholar 

  • Glenn, N. D. (1991). Quantitative research on marital quality in the 1980s. In A. Booth (Ed.), Contemporary families: Looking forward, looking back (pp. 28–41 ). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

    Google Scholar 

  • Glenn, N. D., & Supancic, M. (1984). The social & demographic correlates of divorce & separation in the United States: An update & reconsideration. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46, 563–575.

    Google Scholar 

  • Glick, P. C. (1984). Marriage, divorce, & living arrangements: Prospective changes. Journal of Family Issues, 5, 7–26.

    Google Scholar 

  • Goldscheider, F. K., & Waite, L. J. (1991). New families, no families? The transformation of the American home. Berkeley: University of California Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Greenstein, T. N. (1990). Marital disruption & the employment of married women. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 657–676.

    Google Scholar 

  • Greif, G. (1995). Single fathers with custody following separation & divorce. Marriage & Family Review, 20, 213–232.

    Google Scholar 

  • Guidubaldi, J. (1988). Differences in children’s divorce adjustment across grade level & gender: A report from the NASP-Kent State Nationwide Project. In S. Wolchik & P. Karoly (Eds.), Children of divorce: Empirical perspectives on adjustment (pp. 215–238 ). New York: Gardner.

    Google Scholar 

  • Guttman, J. (1993). Divorce in psychosocial perspective: Theory & research. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

    Google Scholar 

  • Guttman, M. ( 1996, June 21–23). The split over divorce. USA Weekend Magazine, pp. 5–7.

    Google Scholar 

  • Halem, L. C. (1989). Divorce reform. New York: Free Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanson, T. L. (1993). Family structure, parental conflict, & child wellbeing. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

    Google Scholar 

  • Harris, K. M., & Morgan, S. P. (1991). Fathers’ involvement in parenting sons & daughters. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 531–544.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hays, C. D. (Ed.). (1987). Risking the future: Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and childbearing, Vol. 1. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Heaton, T. B. (1990). Marital stability through the child-rearing years. Demography, 27, 55–63.

    Google Scholar 

  • Heaton, T. B. (1991). Time-related determinants of marital dissolution. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 285–295.

    Google Scholar 

  • Heaton, T. B., Albrecht, S. L. (1991). Stable unhappy marriages. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 747–758.

    Google Scholar 

  • Heaton, T. B., & Albrecht, S. L., & Martin, T. K. (1985). The timing of divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 47, 631–639.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hetherington, E. M., Cox, M., & Cox, R. (1978). The aftermath of divorce. In J. H. Stevens & M. Matthews (Eds.), Mother-child, father-child relations (pp. 146–176 ). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young People.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoffman, S. D., & Duncan, G. J. (1988). What are the economic costs of divorce? Demography, 25, 641–645.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoffman, S. D., Foster, E. M., & Furstenberg, E F. (1993). Re-evaluating the costs of teenage childbearing. Demography, 30, 1–14.

    Google Scholar 

  • Houseknert, S. K., Vaugn, S., & Marken, A. S. (1984). Marital disruption among professional women: The timing of career & family events. Social Problems, 31, 273–284.

    Google Scholar 

  • Huber, J., & Spitze, G. (1980). Considering divorce: An expansion of Becker’s theory of marital instability. American Journal of Sociology, 86, 75–89.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jacobson, D. S. (1978). The impact of marital separation/divorce on children: I. Parent-child separation & child adjustment. Journal of Divorce, 341–360.

    Google Scholar 

  • Katzev, A., Warner, R., & Acock, A. (1994). Girls or boys? Relationship of child gender to marital instability. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 89–100.

    Google Scholar 

  • Keirnan, K. E., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (1993). Children and marital breakdown: Short-and Long-term consequences. In A. Blum & J. Rallu (Eds.), European population, Vol. II: Demographic dynamics (pp. 312319 ). London: John Libby.

    Google Scholar 

  • Keith, V. M., & Finlay, B. (1988). The impact of parental divorce on children’s educational attainment, marital timings, & likelihood of divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 797–809.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kessler, S. (1975). The American way of divorce: prescription for change. Chicago: Nelson Hall.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kitson, G. C., Babri, K. B., & Roach, M. J. (1985). Who divorces & why: A review. Journal of Family Issues, 6, 255–293.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kitson, G. C., & Morgan, L. A. (1991). The multiple consequences of divorce. In A. Booth (Ed.), Contemporary families: Looking forward, looking back (pp. 113–119 ). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

    Google Scholar 

  • Knox, D., & Schacht, C. (1994). Choices in relationships ( 4th ed. ). St. Paul, MN: West.

    Google Scholar 

  • Krein, S. F., & Beller, A. H. (1988). Educational attainment of children from single-parent families: Differences by exposure, gender, & race. Demography, 25, 221–234.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kurdek, L. A. (1991). The relations between reported well-being and divorce history, availability of a proximate adult, & gender. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 71–78.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kurdek, L. A. (1993). Predicting marital dissolution: A 5-year prospective longitudinal study of newlywed couples. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology, 64, 221–242.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lamanna, M., & Reidmann, A. (1997). Marriages & families. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lamb, M. E., Pleck, J. H., & Levine, J. A. (1987). Effects of increased paternal involvement on fathers & mothers. In C. Lewis & M. O’Brien (Eds.), Reassessing fatherhood: New observations on fathers & the modern family (pp. 208–218 ). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lehrer, E. L., & Chiswick, C. U. (1993). Religion as a determinant of marital stability. Demography, 30, 385–404.

    Google Scholar 

  • Li, G. (1995). The interaction effects of bereavement & sex on the risk of suicide in the elderly: An historical cohort study. Social Science & Medicine, 40, 825–828.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lillard, L. A., & Waite, L. J. (1993). A joint model of marital childbearing and marital disruption. Demography, 30, 653–681.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lillard, L. A., Brien, M. J., & Waite, L. J. (1995). Pre-marital cohabitation & subsequent marital dissolution: Is it self-selection? Demography, 32, 437–458.

    Google Scholar 

  • Loewen, J. W. (1988). Visitation fatherhood. In P. Bronstein & C. Cowan (Eds.), Men’s changing role in the family (pp. 194–213 ). New York: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Luepnitz, D. (1986). A comparison of maternal, paternal, & joint custody: Understanding the varieties of post-divorce family life. Journal of Divorce, 9, 1–12.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lund, M. (1987). The non-custodial father: Common challenges in parenting after divorce. In C. Lewis & L. O’Brien (Eds.), Reassessing fatherhood: New observations on fathers & the modern family (pp. 108–115 ). London: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lye, D. N., & Biblarz, T. J. (1993). The effects of attitudes toward family life & gender roles on marital satisfaction. Journal of Family Issues, 14, 157–188.

    Google Scholar 

  • Maccoby, E., & Mnookin, R. H. (1992). Dividing the child: Social & legal dilemmas of custody. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Maccoby, E., Buchannan, C. M., Mnookin, R. H., & Dornbusch, S. M. (1993). Postdivorce roles of mothers & fathers in the lives of their children. Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 24–38.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marcus, A. D. (1991, June 5). Grandparents turn to the courts to seek permission to visit their grandchildren. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marsiglio, W. (1991). Paternal engagement activities with minor children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 973–986.

    Google Scholar 

  • Martin, T. C., & Bumpass, L. L. (1989). Recent trends in marital disruption. Demography, 26, 37–51.

    Google Scholar 

  • McLanahan, S. (1988). Family structure & dependency: Early transitions to female household headship. Demography, 25, 1–16.

    Google Scholar 

  • McLanahan, S., & Bumpass, L. (1988). Intergenerational consequences of family disruption. American Journal of Sociology, 94, 130–152.

    Google Scholar 

  • McLanahan, S., & Sandefur, G. (1994). Growing up with a single parent: What hurts, what helps. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, D. R., & Bartfeld, J. (1996). Compliance with child support orders in divorce cases. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 201–212.

    Google Scholar 

  • Meyer, D. R., & Garasky, S. (1993). Custodial fathers: Myths, realities, and child support policy (Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion paper 982–92 ). Madison: University of Wisconsin.

    Google Scholar 

  • Morgan, L. A. (1988). Outcomes of marital separation: A longitudinal test of predictors. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 493–498.

    Google Scholar 

  • Morgan, S., & Rindfuss, R. R. (1985). Marital disruption: Structural & temporal dimensions. American Journal of Sociology, 90, 1055–1057.

    Google Scholar 

  • Morgan, S. P., Lye, D. N., & Condran, G. A. (1988). Sons, daughters, & the risk of marital disruption. American Journal of Sociology, 94, 110–129.

    Google Scholar 

  • Mott, F. L., & Moore, S. F. (1979). The causes of marital disruption among young American women: An interdisciplinary perspective. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41, 355–365.

    Google Scholar 

  • National Center for Health Statistics. (1973). 100 years of marriage and divorce statistics: United States, 1867–1967. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • National Center for Health Statistics. (1991a). Cohabitation, marriage, marital dissolution, and remarriage: United States, 1988 (Advance data no. 194 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • National Center for Health Statistics. (1991b). Final divorce statistics (Monthly Vital Statistics report 39, supplement 2 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nett, E. M. (1988). Canadian families: Past & present. Toronto: Butter-worths.

    Google Scholar 

  • Newcomb, M. (1979). Cohabitation in America: An assessment of conse- quences. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41, 597–603.

    Google Scholar 

  • Nock, S. (1995). A comparison of marriages & cohabiting relationships. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 16, 53–76.

    Google Scholar 

  • Norton, A. J., & Miller, I. F. (1992). Marriage, divorce, and remarriage in the 1990s (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P23–180 ). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Norton, A. J., & Moorman, J. E. (1987). Current trends in marriage and divorce among American women. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 49, 3–14.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ogburn, W. E (1953). The changing functions of the family. In R. Winch and R. McGinnis (Eds.), Selected studies in marriage & the family (pp. 27–31 ). New York: Henry Holt.

    Google Scholar 

  • O’Neill, W. L. (1973). Divorce in the progressive ear. New York: New Viewpoints.

    Google Scholar 

  • O’Neill, W. L. (1975). The progressive years. New York: Harper & Row. Paasch, K. M., & Teachman, J. D. (1991). Gender of children & receipt of assistance from absent fathers. Journal of Family Issues, 12, 450–466.

    Google Scholar 

  • Parkman, A. (1992). No-fault divorce: What went wrong? Boulder, CO: Westview.

    Google Scholar 

  • Paskowicz, P. (1982). Absentee mothers. Totowa, NJ: Allanheld, Osmun, & Co.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pearson, J., & Thoennes, N. (1990). Custody after divorce: Demographic & attitudinal patterns. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 60, 233–249.

    Google Scholar 

  • Peterson, J., & Nord, C. W. (1990). The regular receipt of child support: A multistep process. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 539–551.

    Google Scholar 

  • Peterson, J., & Zill, N. (1986). Marital disruption, parent-child relationships, and behavior problems in children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48, 295–307.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pope, H., & Mueller, C. W. (1976). The intergenerational transmission of marital instability: Comparisons by race & sex. The Journal of Social Issues, 32, 49–66.

    Google Scholar 

  • Popenoe, D. (1988). Disturbing the nest: Family change & decline in modern societies. New York: Aldine de Gruyter.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rankin, R. P., & Maneker, J. S. (1985). The duration of marriage in a divorce population: The impact of children. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 47, 15–20.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rawlins, S. W., & Saluter, A. E (1995). Household & family characteristics: March 1994 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current population Reports, series P20–483 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rice, E P. (1996). Intimate relationships, marriages, and families (3rd ed.). Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rice, J. K., & Rice, D. G. (1986). Living through divorce: A developmental approach to divorce therapy. New York: Guilford.

    Google Scholar 

  • Riley, G. (1991). Divorce: An American tradition. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rindfuss, R. R., & MacDonald, M. (1980). Earnings, relative income, and family formation, part II: Fertility (Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Paper). Madison: University of Wisconsin.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rindfuss, R. R., & Stephen, E. (1990). Marital noncohabitation: Absence does not make the heart grow fonder. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 259–270.

    Google Scholar 

  • Risman, B. J., & Park, K. (1988). Just the two of us: Parent-child relationships in single-parent homes. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 1049–1062.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ross, H. L., & Sawhill, I. V. (1975). Time of transition: The growth of families headed by women. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rossi, A. S., & Rossi, P. H. (1990). Of human bonding: Parent-child relations across the life course. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine.

    Google Scholar 

  • Salts, C. J. (1979). Divorce process: Integration of theory. Journal of Divorce, 2, 233–240.

    Google Scholar 

  • Saluter, A. (1994). Marital status & living arrangements: March 1993 (U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P20–478 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schulman, J., & Pitt, V. (1982). Second thoughts on joint child custody: Analysis of legislation & its implications for women & children. Women’s Law Forum, 12, 538–571.

    Google Scholar 

  • Seltzer, J. A. (1991). Relationships between fathers & children who live apart: The father’s role after separation. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53, 79–101.

    Google Scholar 

  • Seltzer, J. A. (1998). Father by law: Effects of joint legal custody on nonresident fathers’ involvement with children. Demography, 35, 135–146.

    Google Scholar 

  • Seltzer, J. A., & Bianchi, S. (1988). Children’s contact with absent parents. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 50, 663–677.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sheehy, G. (1995). New passages: Mapping your life across time. New York: Random House.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smith, J., & Ward, M. (1985). Time series growth in the female labor force. Journal of Labor Economics, 3, S59 - S90.

    Google Scholar 

  • Song, Y. I. (1991). Single Asian American women as a result of divorce: Depressive affect & changes in social support. Journal of Divorceand Remarriage, 14, 219–230.

    Google Scholar 

  • South, S., & Lloyd, K. (1995). Spousal alternatives and marital dissolution. American Sociological Review, 60, 21–35.

    Google Scholar 

  • South, S., & Spitze, G. (1986). Determinants of divorce over the marital life course. American Sociological Review, 51, 583–590.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stack, S. (1989). The impact of divorce on suicide in Norway, 1951–1980. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 229–238.

    Google Scholar 

  • Steinman, S. (1981). The experience of children in a joint-custody arrangement: A report of a study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 51, 403–414.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sweet, J., & Bumpass, L. (1987). American families & households. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

    Google Scholar 

  • Teachman, J. D. (1983). Early marriage, Premarital fertility, and marital dissolution. Journal of Family Issues, 4, 105–126.

    Google Scholar 

  • Teachman, J. D. (1991). Contributions to children by divorced fathers. Social Problem, 38, 358–371.

    Google Scholar 

  • Teachman, J., & Polonko, K. (1990). Cohabitation and marital stability in the United States. Social Forces, 69, 207–220.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thompson, E. H., & Gonzola, P. A. (1983). Single parent families: In the mainstream of American society. In E. Macklin & R. Rubin (Eds.), Contemporary families & alternative lifestyles (pp. 112–139 ). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thomson, E., & Colella, U. (1992). Cohabitation and marital stability: Quality or commitment? Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 259–267.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thorton, A. (1989). Changing attitudes toward family issues in the United States. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 51, 873–898.

    Google Scholar 

  • Thorton, A., & Rodgers, W. (1987). The influence of individual & historical time on marital dissolution. Demography, 24, 1–22.

    Google Scholar 

  • Treas, J. (1995). Older Americans in the 1990s & beyond: Population bulletin. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tzeng, M. S. (1992). The effects of socioeconomic heterogamy & changes on marital dissolution for first marriages. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 609–619.

    Google Scholar 

  • Uhlenberg, P. (1983). Death & the family. In M. Gordon (Ed.), The American family in social-historical perspective (pp. 168–177 ). New York: St. Martin’s.

    Google Scholar 

  • U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1993a). Household & family characteristics: March 1992 (Current Population Reports, series P20–467 ). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1993b). Sixty five plus in America (Current Population Reports, series P23–178RV). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1995). Statistical abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

    Google Scholar 

  • Waite, L. J., & Lillard, L. A. (1991). Children and marital disruption. American Journal of Sociology, 96, 930–953.

    Google Scholar 

  • Waldrop, J. (1994, September). Change is good, unless it happens. American Demographics, 12–13.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wallerstein, J. S., & Kelly, J. B. (1980). Surviving the breakup: How children & parents cope with divorce. New York: Basic Books.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watkins, S. C., Menken, J., & Vaughn, B. ( 1981, March). The fertility of the formerly married. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, Washington, DC.

    Google Scholar 

  • Webster, P. S., Orbuch, T. L., & House, J. S. (1995). Effects of childhood family background on adult marital quality & perceived stability. American Journal of Sociology, 101, 404–432.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weeks, J. R. (1994). Population (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Weiss, R. S. (1984). The impact of marital dissolution on income & consumption in single-parent households. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 46, 155–167.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weiss, Y., & Willis, R. J. (1985). Children as collective goods and divorce settlements. Journal of Labor Economics, 3, 268–292.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weitzman, L. J. (1985). The divorce revolution: The unexpected social & economic consequences for women & their children in America. New York: Free Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Weitzman, L. J., & Dixon, R. (1986). The transformation of legal marriage through no-fault divorce. In A. Skolnick & J. Skolnick (Eds.), Family in transition (pp. 169–195 ). Little, Brown.

    Google Scholar 

  • White, L. K. (1990). Determinants of divorce: A review of research in the eighties. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 52, 904–912.

    Google Scholar 

  • White, L. K. (1991). Determinants of divorce. In A. Booth (Ed.), Contemporary families: Looking forward, looking back (pp. 150–161 ). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wineberg, H. (1994). Marital reconciliation in the United States: Which couples are successful? Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 80–88.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wineberg, H. (1995). An examination of ever-divorced women who attempted a marital reconciliation before becoming divorced. Journal of Divorceand Remarriage, 22, 3–4.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wiseman, R. (1975). Crisis theory & the process of divorce. Social Casework, 56, 205–212.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wood, S., Scarville, J., & Gravino, K. (1995). Waiting wives: Separation and reunion among Army wives. Armed Forces and Society, 21, 217–236.

    Google Scholar 

  • Wright, D. W., & Price, S. J. (1986). Court-ordered child support payment: The effect of the former spouse relationship on compliance. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48, 869–874.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zill, N., Morrison, D. R., & Coiro, M. J. (1993). Long-term effects of parental divorce on parent-child relationships, adjustment, and achievement in young adulthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 91–103.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zinn, M. B., & Eitzen, D. S. (1996). Diversity in families (4th ed.). New York: HarperCollins.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Behavioal Science, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 01420-2697, USA

    Kimberly A. Faust & Jerome N. McKibben

Authors
  1. Kimberly A. Faust
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jerome N. McKibben
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Marvin B. Sussman

  2. Department of Sociology, Indiana University — Purdue University at Indianapolis, 46236, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Suzanne K. Steinmetz

  3. Department of Sociology, Arizona State University, 85287-2502, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    Gary W. Peterson

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1999 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Faust, K.A., McKibben, J.N. (1999). Marital Dissolution. In: Sussman, M.B., Steinmetz, S.K., Peterson, G.W. (eds) Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5367-7_18

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5367-7_18

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-5369-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-5367-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation