Contributor
Wilson, Mike, 1954-
Imprint:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Description200 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:"Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections - by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens - include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the question raised and offer no slick answers." -- Booklist
Note:Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Is divorce a serious problem? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Stepcouples are at high risk for divorce / Administration for Families and Children -- 2. Divorce hurts children / Michelle Bryant -- 3. Children can adapt to divorce / Donna Olmstead -- 4. Divorce causes poverty / Jay Zagorsky -- 5. Divorce harms women's health / Federick O. Lorenz, K.A.S. Wickrama, Rand D. Conger, and Glen H. Elder Jr. -- 6. Employees' divorce harms employers / Margarita Bauza -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. Can divorce be prevented? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Covenant marriage can prevent divorce / Katherine Shaw Spaht -- 2. Covenant marriage won't prevent divorce for most people / Don Monkerud -- 3. Reducing poverty can prevent divorce / Ailee Slater -- 4. Marriage education can prevent divorce / Alan J. Hawkins -- 5. Surrendered wives movement can prevent divorce / Amanda Cable -- 6. Surrendered wives movement demeans women / Ceri Radford -- Periodical bibliography --
Note:ch. 3. Do divorce laws work? -- Chapter preface -- 1. No-fault divorce is harmful / Stephen Baskerville -- 2. Requiring fault for divorce is harmful / Nahal Toosi -- 3. Joint physical custody is best for children / Marilyn Gardner -- 4. Joint physical custody creates problems for children / Eleanor Bailey -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Can the negative effects of divorce be minimized? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Collaborative divorce works / Pauline Tesler and Peggy Thompson -- 2. Collaborative divorce is not good for most cases / Caryn Tamber -- 3. Divorce provides a fresh start for women / Gail Rosenblum -- 4. Mediated divorce is best for children / Darcia C. Tudor -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-190) and index.
