Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia PDF
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University of Virginia FOR INFORMATION: Copyright © 2013 by SAGE Publications, Inc. SAGE Publications, Inc. 2455 Teller Road All rights reserved. No part of this book may be Thousand Oaks, California 91320 reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, E-mail: [email protected] electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. system, without permission in writing from the publisher. B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044 India Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data SAGE Publications Ltd. Cultural sociology of divorce : an encyclopedia / Robert E. 1 Oliver’s Yard Emery, general editor. 55 City Road v. cm. London EC1Y 1SP Includes bibliographical references and index. United Kingdom ISBN 978-1-4129-9958-8 (cloth) 1. Divorce--Encyclopedias. 2. Divorce--Social aspects-- SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. Encyclopedias. I. Emery, Robert E. 3 Church Street HQ814.C857 2013 #10-04 Samsung Hub 306.89--dc23 Singapore 049483 2012028233 Vice President and Publisher: Rolf A. Janke Senior Editor: Jim Brace-Thompson Project Editor: Tracy Buyan Cover Designer: Rose Storey Editorial Assistant: Michele Thompson Reference Systems Manager: Leticia Gutierrez Reference Systems Coordinators: Laura Notton, Anna Villasenor Marketing Manager: Carmel Schrire Golson Media President and Editor: J. Geoffrey Golson Author Manager: Lisbeth Rogers Production Director: Mary Jo Scibetta Layout Editor: Stephanie Larson Copy Editor: Christina J. Moose Proofreader: Rebecca Kuzins Indexer: J S Editorial 13 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Volume 1 List of Articles vii Reader’s Guide xiii About the Editor xix List of Contributors xxi Introduction xxvii Chronology xxxi Articles A 1 D 367 B 117 E 405 C 163 F 435 Volume 2 List of Articles vii Articles G 481 L 653 H 531 M 733 I 555 N 857 J 613 O 909 K 633 P 923 Volume 3 List of Articles vii Articles Q 1021 V 1261 R 1023 W 1275 S 1053 Y 1295 T 1183 Z 1299 U 1221 Glossary 1303 Resource Guide 1311 Appendix A: Court Cases 1317 Appendix B: Divorce Rates in the United States and Abroad 1451 Index 1479 Photo Credits 1556 List of Articles A Arizona Abandonment: Children’s Fears Arkansas Abandonment or Desertion Armenia Abduction and Kidnapping of Children Asia Absentee Parents Asian Americans Absolute Divorce At-Fault Divorce Abuse of Children: Sexual Attachment: Parent–Child Abuse of Children: Verbal and Physical Attachment and Loss Addiction Attachment to Former Partner Adult Children: Effects of Divorce Australia Adult Children: Fear of Commitment Austria Adult Children: Relationships Azerbaijan Adult Children: Relationships With Parents Adultery and Infidelity B Afghanistan Bahá’í Faith Africa Bahamas African Americans Bahrain African Traditional Religions Bangladesh Age at Marriage Barbados Alabama Belarus Alaska Belgium Albania Belize Alcoholism Benin Algeria Bhutan Alimony Law, U.S. Bigamy Alone, Fear of Being Birdnesting Angola Blended and Binuclear Families Annulment Bolivia Antigua and Barbuda Bosnia and Herzegovina Argentina Botswana vii viii List of Articles Brazil College Financial Support Brunei for Children Buddhism Colombia Bulgaria Colonial America Burkina Faso Colorado Burundi Comedy About Divorce Commitment C Common-Law Marriage California Comoros California’s Family Law Act of 1969 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cambodia Congo, Republic of the Cameroon Connecticut Canada Costa Rica Catholicism Costs of Divorce Celebrity Divorces Côte d’Ivoire Central African Republic Counseling and Education: Divorce Chad Counseling and Education: Marriage Child Advocates Counseling and Education: Premarital Child Custody Covenant Marriage Child Support Croatia Child Support: Government Enforcement Cuba Child Support: Social Issues Cultural Sociology of Divorce Childbearing Decisions Culture of Divorce Childless Divorce Custody: Children’s Voices Children: Benefits of Divorce Custody: Schedules Children: Effects of Divorce on Adolescents Custody: Shared and Joint Children: Effects of Divorce on Custody: Sole Early School-Age Custody: U.S. Law Children: Effects of Divorce on Infants Cyprus Children: Effects of Divorce on Czech Republic Late School-Age Children: Effects of Divorce on Preschoolers D Children: Effects of Divorce on Toddlers “Deadbeat” Parents Children: Fear of Conflict Death of a Child Children: Immediate Effects of Divorce Debt Division Children: Long-Term Effects of Divorce Delaware Children: Risk for Early Sexual Activity Denmark Children, Staying Married for Depression in Children of Divorce Children as a Risk for Divorce Depression in Divorced Adults Children as Caretakers Disability and Illness Children Blaming Themselves for Divorce Divorce Rates Versus Crime Rates Children’s Fear of Change Djibouti Children’s Fear of Divorce Domestic Violence Children’s Legal Rights Dominica Chile Dominican Republic China Chinese Traditional Religions E Cohabitation Before Marriage Eastern Orthodox Church Collaborative Divorce Ecuador Collectivism Education Level and Divorce Risk List of Articles ix Egypt Health: Adults’ Physical El Salvador Health: Children’s Physical Electronic Divorce Hinduism Empty-Shell Marriages Hispanic and Latino Americans Equatorial Guinea Historical Figures and Divorce Eritrea Honduras Estonia Hungary Ethiopia Ethnicity and Race in the United States I Europe Iceland Idaho F Illinois Families: Effects of Divorce India Families: Extended Indiana Family Systems Theory Individualism Fault and Child Custody Indonesia Fault and Property Division Infertility Fault and Spousal Support Informal Divorce Fiji Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce Finances International Divorce Financial Hardships Internet as a Cause of Divorce Finland Iowa Florida Iran France Iraq Friends, Loss of Ireland Irreconcilable Differences G Islam Gabon Israel Gambia Italy Gender and Divorce Gender and Divorce Law J Georgia (Nation) Jamaica Georgia (State) Japan Germany Job Performance Ghana Jordan Glamorization of Divorce Judaism Grandparents’ Legal Rights Judges: Family Law Greece Juvenile Delinquency Grenada Grief and Grieving K Grounds for Divorce, U.S. Kansas Growing Apart Kazakhstan Guatemala Kentucky Guinea Kenya Guinea-Bissau Kinship and Foster Care Guyana Kiribati Korea, North H Korea, South Haiti Kuwait Hawai‘i Kyrgyzstan
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