Does Divorce Make People Happy?

“The marriage and divorce trends of the “modern” American family have been studied for decades. In an attempt to further understand the outcomes of divorce, a team of family scholars headed by University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite studied whether unhappily married adults who divorced were an...

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Main Author: Donna Davis
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2012-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120158
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