Divorce with Decency

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Contents

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xxi

Chapter 1 The Need for Divorce with Decency 1

Divorce Hawaiian Style 3

Chapter 2 Some Basic Background 5

Where Has the All-American Family Gone? 6

Some Scary and Saddening Statistics 12

Can Your Marriage Be Saved? 17

Understanding the Basic Biological Differences

between Men and Women 22

Key Tips on Preserving and Improving

Your Marriage 27

Chapter 3 The Dynamics of Divorce 34

Causal Factors 36

Sociological Factors 38

Changing Family Structures 40

The Women’s Movement 42

Money: Dual-Income Families 44

Awareness of Abuse 45

Sex 46

Psychological Factors and Fallout 51