Adolescents After Divorce; Author: Buchanan, Christy M.; Joint Author: Maccoby, Eleanor E.; Paperback

Author: Buchanan, Christy M.; Joint Author: Maccoby, Eleanor E.
Paperback; 45 Line Illustrations, 47 Tables
344 pages
Published: April 2000
Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674001702

Adolescents after Divorce follows children from 1,100 divorcing families to discover how they are faring. 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. A gold mine of information on a topic that touches so many Americans, this study will be crucial for researchers, counselors, lawyers, judges, and parents.Follows children from 1,100 divorcing families to discover how they are faring. This work questions why some children thrive and others falter when their parents are divorced. It follows children from 1100 divorcing families, and from a range of different backgrounds, to discover what makes the difference and focuses on a period beginning four years after the divorce.