Children of divorce : stories of loss and growth / John H. Harvey, Mark A. Fine.

By:

Harvey, John H, 1943-

Contributor(s):

Fine, Mark A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 192 p. : 24 cmISBN:

9780415872560

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HQ 777.5 .H37 2010

Contents:

Preface. 1. The Pervasiveness of Divorce and the Value of Diverse Voices. -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives and Methods. -- 3. Voices of Despair. -- 4. Voices of Hope. -- 5. Becoming "Parentless" Due to Divorce. -- 6. Family Chaos and Resilience. -- 7. Recent Narratives and New Perspectives on Divorce. -- 8. Conclusions. -- Appendix.

Summary: Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. By framing the narratives with an analysis of the most recent divorce literature, the authors provide readers with a greater and more vivid understanding of the effects of divorce.Challenging the contention that most children will be irretrievably hurt by their parents' divorce, some stories clearly demonstrate the strength and resilience many have learned in dealing with a divorce in the family.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	HQ 777.5 .H37 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100006468

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Featuring excerpts of essays collected from over one thousand young adults while in the throes of divorce, this book paints a picture of the pain and the hope shown by the storytellers. By framing the narratives with an analysis of the most recent divorce literature, the authors provide readers with a greater and more vivid understanding of the effects of divorce.Challenging the contention that most children will be irretrievably hurt by their parents' divorce, some stories clearly demonstrate the strength and resilience many have learned in dealing with a divorce in the family.

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