Portrait of Divorce - Gay C. Kitson - Hardcover

''Professor Kitson has written a detailed report of the antecedents and consequences of divorce....Her report is the very best that social science has to tell us about how it happens that couples divorce, and what happens to them afterward....PORTRAIT OF DIVORCE is a book to be consulted again and again by anyone with a professional interest in marriage and divorce. It will stand for years to come as a landmark in our understanding of divorce.' --Robert Weiss, author ofMarital Separation ''PORTRAIT OF DIVORCE is a substantial contribution to our knowledge about divorce....Providing information not available elsewhere, this comprehensive and well-written work integrates original data with prior research in a cogent and imaginative way. Organized in a logical and coherent fashion, the volume is ideal as a reference or for reading from cover to cover. I highly recommend it to scholars, clinicians, and students of the family.' --Alan Booth, Pennsylvania State University ''An extraordinarily rich portrait of divorce in America, starting with an examination of predisposing risk factors for divorce and ending with an analysis of characteristics of postdivorce adjustment....This volume is not only an eloquent longitudinal description of the experience of divorce, but also an integrated view and analysis of 50 years of research on this crucial topic.' --Bernard L. Bloom, University of Colorado at Boulder "Kitson's book is unique in offering results not only from a longitudinal study but from three replicating cross-sectional studies as well....This new book should prove to be one of the primary and enduring resources for those interested in the diverse pathways followed after individuals file for divorce. This is not an 'easy read' how-to book; it is a scholarly but well-written presentation that deserves placement on the 'must read' list of health professionals and academicians alike." --David A. Chiriboga, University of Texas Medical Center, in theJournal of Marriage and the FamilyKitson, Gay C. is the author of 'Portrait of Divorce - Gay C. Kitson - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780898620818 and ISBN 0898620813.