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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice
The Troubled Family and Divorce

Chapter Objectives

After reading the chapter, you should be able to:

1.

summarize social and demographic factors that increase individual probability of divorce.

2.

summarize the causes of divorce as identified by divorced men and women.

3.

describe the process of disaffection.

4.

describe the important factors to consider in making a decision about whether to get divorced.

5.

discuss marriage counseling, marriage enrichment, and structured separation as alternatives to divorce.

6.

discuss ways to get divorced: no-fault divorce and mediation in terms of property and finances, child support, legal fees, and children.

7.

understand the major adjustments that adults make after divorce.

8.

discuss ways the following in relation to children and divorce:
  • child custody
  • child support
  • visitation rights
  • the reactions of children








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