Author:
Hackstaff, Karla B., 1954-
Imprint:Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1999.
Descriptionx, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction: Watershed in the Meaning of Marriage -- 1. Marriage and the Construction of Ideology: From Marriage Culture to Divorce Culture -- 2. The Shifting Grounds for Divorce: Structural and Cultural Conditions for Change -- 3. The Push of Marriage Culture Among '50s Spouses -- 4. The '50s Dominicks: Dominating with Divorce Culture -- 5. The '50s Hamptons and Other Couples: Redefining Marriage Culture in Terms of Gender Equality -- 6. '50s Spouses Secure Equal Footing in Divorce Culture -- 7. The '50s Era in a Rearview Mirror -- 8. The Pull of Divorce Culture: Divorce Anxiety Among '70s Spouses -- 9. '70s Couples Aim for Relational Equality -- 10. The '70s Greens: Traditionalism in the 1990s -- 11. "Topsy-Turvy" Marriages Among '70s Spouses -- 12. Divorce Culture: A Quest for Relational Equality in Marriage -- Appendix: Methodological Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-278) and index.
