Looking Forward Introduction Three Eras of Divorce The Era of Restricted Divorce The Era of Divorce Tolerance The Era of Unrestricted Divorce Factors Associated with Divorce The Societywide Rise Cultural Change Women's Employment Men's Employment Individual Risk Factors Low Income and Unemployment Age at Marriage Race and Ethnicity Personal and Family Background The Process of Divorce The Emotional Divorce Early Warning Signs Separation The Legal Divorce Property and Assets Child Custody The Coparental Divorce The Economic Divorce Breadwinner-Homemaker Couples Single-Father Families The Effects of Divorce
on Children The Crisis Period Loss of a Parent Parental Conflict Multiple Transitions After the Crisis Period Long-Term Adjustment The Sleeper Effect Education and Employment Marital Happiness In Sum Looking Back Thinking About Families Key Terms Families on the Internet Boxed Features how do sociologists know what they know? Measuring the Divorce Rate families in other cultures: Divorce among the Kanuri families and public policy: Enforcing Child Support Obligations | 
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