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World changes in divorce patterns /

Examines trends in divorce worldwide, analyzing information on Asian and Arab countries, Latin America, Western Europe and the Anglo countries. Topics include: the rise in cohabitation; the relation between divorce and such factors as age and class; and the problems caused by divorce.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goode, William Josiah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Cross-National Analysis of Changes in Divorce Patterns
  • 2. Divorce in Europe: Emergence of the General Pattern
  • 3. Southern European Catholic Countries: The Recent Permission to Divorce
  • 4. The Nordic Countries: Public Programs for Dealing with the Consequences of Divorce
  • 5. Eastern Europe: Polities as Agents of Marital Dissolution
  • 6. The Anglo Countries: The Common-Law Tradition in Different Settings
  • 7. Latin America: A Regional System of Formal and Informal Divorce
  • 8. Stable High-Divorce-Rate Systems and Their Decline: Japan and Malaysia
  • 9. The Arab World: Internal Changes with Few Clear Trends in Divorce Rates
  • 10. Three Patterns of Declining Divorce Rates in Asia: Under Industrial Growth in Indonesia and Taiwan and under Strong Governmental Intervention in China
  • 11. Conclusion and Further Themes.