Marriage and Divorce in America

<p><b>This wide-ranging resource will help readers understand the history and current state of marriage and divorce in the United States including their many cultural economic political legal and religious facets. </b> <p/>Coverage includes information and insights on broad trends in relationships that are changing the landscape of American society such as childcare delayed marriages blended families and prevalence of marriage and divorce among various socioeconomic groups. <p/>In addition the encyclopedia features in-depth entries covering high-interest issues that are shaping the character of marriage divorce relationships and family life in the 21st century including economic/legal topics (child support prenups divisions of assets in divorce the wedding industry no-fault divorce legal representation in divorce and economic independence as a factor in separations/divorce); other divorce factors (infidelity parenthood illness domestic abuse and child abuse); and a host of other legal/cultural issues factors and phenomena both current and historical.</p>