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AMERICAN HISTORY

COMING SOON
Marriage and Divorce
in America

Issues, Trends, and Controversies

JAIMEE L. HARTENSTEIN, EDITOR

Forty percent of families in the United States
are blended with at least one partner having
a child from a previous relationship.

This authoritative, one-stop resource will help readers understand the history
and current state of marriage and divorce in the United States, including
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SAMPLE T OPICS
are shaping the character of marriage, divorce, relationships, and family life
• Child Care • Marriage Counseling in the 21st century, including economic/legal topics (child support, prenups,
• Child Support • Parenthood
alimony, divisions of assets in divorce, the wedding industry, no-fault divorce,
• Dating after Divorce • Premarital Sex legal representation in divorce, and economic independence as a factor in
• Gender Roles • Remarriage separations/divorce); other divorce factors (infidelity, parenthood, illness,
• Intimate • Stepfamilies domestic abuse, child abuse); and a host of other legal-cultural issues, factors,
Partner Violence • Wedding Industry and phenomena, both current and historical.
• LGBTQ Divorce
FEATURES
• Marriage and
Parenthood • More than 200 encyclopedia entries covering marriage, divorce,
relationships, and family life in America
• Extensive coverage of broad demographic and socioeconomic trends in
JAIMEE L. HARTENSTEIN , PhD, is associate marriage and divorce
professor of child and family development • Strong focus on the impact of marriage, divorce, and other changes in
at the University of Central Missouri. parental relationships on children and teens
• Coverage of numerous aspects of the institutions of marriage and divorce,
from wedding vows and bridal registries to child support and legal expenses
associated with divorce

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