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Twenty-five years ago, Judith Wallerstein began talking to a group of 131 children whose parents were all going through a divorce. She asked them to tell her about the intimate details of their lives, which they did with remarkable candor. Having earned their trust, Wallerstein was... read more
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Karen James's visit drove me to continue probing the long-term effects of divorce on children.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE / PARALLEL UNIVERSES: KAREN AND GARY
ONE: When a Child Becomes the Caregiver
TWO: Sunlit Memories
THREE: Growing Up Is Harder
FOUR: What If They'd Stayed Together - and What If They Can't?
FIVE: When There's No One to Set an Example
SIX: Setting an Example
PART TWO / THE LEGACY OF DIVORCE: LARRY AND CAROL
SEVEN: The Wages of Violence
EIGHT: Our Failure to Intervene
NINE: Order Out of Chaos
TEN: Family Ties
ELEVEN: Undoing the Past
PART THREE / THE PARENTLESS CHILD: PAULA
TWELVE: Growing Up Lonely
THIRTEEN: Court-Ordered Visiting, the Child's View
FOURTEEN: Sex and Drugs
FIFTEEN: Evolving Relationships
SIXTEEN: The Custody Saga Continues
PART FOUR / THE VULNERABLE CHILD: BILLY
SEVENTEEN: The Vulnerable Child
EIGHTEEN: The Stepfamily
NINETEEN: Picking Up the Pieces, One by One
PART FIVE / MY BEST CASE: LISA
TWENTY: Is Not Fighting Enough?
TWENTY-ONE: Children of Divorce
TWENTY-TWO: Conclusions
Appendix
Notes
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Judith S. Wallerstein (Author)
- Sandra Blakeslee (Author)
- Julia M. Lewis (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0786863943
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0786863943
Page Count: 352
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- Library of Congress: HQ834.W356 2000
- Dewey: 306.890973
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