The Developmental Course of Marital Dysfunction (Cambridge Studies in Social and Emotional Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521451906 ISBN 13: 9780521451901

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

How do marriages become unhappy? How do marriages change? What are the theories and methods that can best illuminate our understanding of marital development? This 1998 volume comprehensively explores how marriages develop and deteriorate, and in doing so, brings together leading scholars to present research on the longitudinal course of marriage. The chapters share a common focus on the early phases of marriage but address a diverse array of topics, including marital conflict, personality, social support, the transition to parenthood, violence, ethnicity, stress, alcohol use, commitment and sexuality. Implications of this research for alleviating marital distress are also noted. The book concludes with six provocative analyses by prominent scholars in the areas of sociology, clinical psychology, social psychology and developmental psychology.

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Book Description

Divorce and marital instability are commonplace, but how do happy marriages become unhappy? How do marriages develop and change? In this 1998 book, leading researchers present research and theory that address these questions and that focus on how marital dysfunction develops among newly wed couples.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521451906
• ISBN 13: 9780521451901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 492
• Editor: Bradbury Thomas N.