- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Understanding the Processes of Divorce
- 3. Characteristics of the Families Studied
- 4. Initial Residence and Visitation
- 5. Child Custody: What Parents Want and Get
- 6. The Economic Provisions of the Divorce Decree
- 7. Conflict over the Terms of the Divorce Decree
- 8. Continuity and Change in Children’s Residence and Visitation
- 9. Parenting and Co-parenting Apart
- 10. Economic Changes over Time
- 11. Facing the Dilemmas of Child Custody
- Appendix A: Supplementary Tables
- Appendix B: Methods
- Notes
- References
- Index
Dividing the Child
Social and Legal Dilemmas of Custody
Product Details
PAPERBACK
$48.00 • £41.95 • €43.95
ISBN 9780674212954
Publication Date: 08/19/1998
Awards & Accolades
- 1993 William J. Goode Book Award, Sociology of the Family Section of the American Sociological Association
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