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Marriage in a Culture of Divorce
Karla Hackstaff
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Paperback. Investigates intact marriages to examine the impact of fresh expectations in a culture of divorce. This title examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. It states that the social and economic conditions support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Today, when fifty percent of couples who marry eventually get divorced, it's clear that we have moved from a culture in which \u0022marriage is forever\u0022 to one in which \u0022marriage is contingent.\u0022 Author Karla Hackstaff looks at intact marriages to examine the impact of new expectations in a culture of divorce. Marriage in a Culture of Divorce examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. Hackstaff finds that new social and economic conditions both support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage in a culture ... Read more
Today, when fifty percent of couples who marry eventually get divorced, it's clear that we have moved from a culture in which \u0022marriage is forever\u0022 to one in which \u0022marriage is contingent.\u0022 Author Karla Hackstaff looks at intact marriages to examine the impact of new expectations in a culture of divorce. Marriage in a Culture of Divorce examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. Hackstaff finds that new social and economic conditions both support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage in a culture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Series
Women in the Political Economy
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397254
SKU
V9781566397254
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About Karla Hackstaff
Karla Hackstaff is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
Reviews for Marriage in a Culture of Divorce
"This is a very important book... Hackstaff has given us some brilliant insights into one of the most important social, psychological, and moral problems of our time." -Eli Sagan, author of Freud, Women, and Morality: The Psychology of Good and Evil "How do men and women feel about marriage in a culture of divorce? In this brilliant book, Hackstaff gets ... Read more