First and Second Marriages
This book is a pathbreaking longitudinal study that provides in-depth information about the lives of middle class second-marriage couples. Focusing on marital happiness, husband-wife equality, dual career problems, and children, the author followed 156 couples for three to four years, interviewing both spouses and analyzing the data according to the joint marital history of the couple. In addition to examining how children adapt to remarriage, this provocative study outlines early warning signs of impending marital trouble, discusses the chances for people over thirty and of those previously divorced to have happy marriages, and explores the common problems faced by remarried persons.
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First and Second Marriages
This book is a pathbreaking longitudinal study that provides in-depth information about the lives of middle class second-marriage couples. Focusing on marital happiness, husband-wife equality, dual career problems, and children, the author followed 156 couples for three to four years, interviewing both spouses and analyzing the data according to the joint marital history of the couple. In addition to examining how children adapt to remarriage, this provocative study outlines early warning signs of impending marital trouble, discusses the chances for people over thirty and of those previously divorced to have happy marriages, and explores the common problems faced by remarried persons.
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First and Second Marriages

First and Second Marriages

by Suzanne K. Steinmetz
First and Second Marriages

First and Second Marriages

by Suzanne K. Steinmetz

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This book is a pathbreaking longitudinal study that provides in-depth information about the lives of middle class second-marriage couples. Focusing on marital happiness, husband-wife equality, dual career problems, and children, the author followed 156 couples for three to four years, interviewing both spouses and analyzing the data according to the joint marital history of the couple. In addition to examining how children adapt to remarriage, this provocative study outlines early warning signs of impending marital trouble, discusses the chances for people over thirty and of those previously divorced to have happy marriages, and explores the common problems faced by remarried persons.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275924010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01/19/1987
Series: Changing Issues in the Family Series
Pages: 230
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 1410L (what's this?)

About the Author

ELIZABETH BENSON-VON DER OHE is a family sociologist specializing in husband-wife relationships.

Table of Contents

Preface
Questions About First and Second Marriages
Entering a New Marriage
After the Wedding
The Children
Marital Happiness
Marital Equality
Special Kinds of Couples and How They Fared
Conclusions
Bibliography
Name Index
Subject Index

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