Second Chances: Men, Women, and Children a Decade After Divorce: Who Wins and Who Loses 2nd and Why - Softcover

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9780899199498: Second Chances: Men, Women, and Children a Decade After Divorce: Who Wins and Who Loses 2nd and Why

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ISBN 10: 0899199496 ISBN 13: 9780899199498

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1990

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In 1971 Dr. Judith Wallerstein embarked upon a study of 60 middle-class families in the midst of divorce. She noted their frustrations, fears, and disappointments as well as their hopes, triumphs, and new beginnings. Here is her 10-year study of what happens during, after, and long after divorce.

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About the Author:

Judith S. Wallerstein is the author, with the award-winning science writer Sandra Blakeslee, of the national bestsellers The Good Marriage; The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce; and, most recently, What About the Kids? One of the nation's leading experts on divorce, Wallerstein has appeared on Oprah,The Today Show, and Good Morning America.

From Library Journal:

Having worked extensively with families in the midst of divorce, psychoanalyst Wallerstein is uniquely qualified to deal with the impact of divorce on the contemporary family. Basing her book on an authoritative and well-documented study of these families that she conducted over a ten-year period, she focuses on the heavy toll divorce takes on the children of divorcing families. She does an excellent job of giving the reader an inside look at the child's perspective on the loss of the intact family unit, though her title does promise a more positive outcome than she finally delivers. In fact, very few success stories are presented here--and that is the book's greatest weakness. Recommended for public, academic, and research libraries.
- Kim Banks, Columbia Univ. Libs.
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