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"I Didn't Divorce My Kids!": How Fathers Deal with Family Break-Ups
Contributor(s): Amendt, Gerhard (Author)

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 ISBN: 3593385465     ISBN-13: 9783593385464
Publisher: Campus Verlag
OUR PRICE: $59.85  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: January 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" L (0.85 lbs) 299 pages
Themes:
- Holiday - Christmas
Features: Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Popular culture often portrays divorced fathers as deadbeats who have little interest in caring for the emotional, physical, and financial needs of their children. In the stereotype-shattering book, "I Didn't Divorce My Kids ", Gerhard Amendt presents the long-neglected plight of the divorced father who is plagued by grief and loneliness after being separated from his children. Based on surveys and in-depth interviews of thousands of such dads, Amendt reveals how fathers cope with trying to salvage their own lives while simultaneously maintaining relationships with their children after a painful divorce.
Amendt's incisive look at divided families also explores the impact that a single-parent household has on children's well-being, criticizing the American tendency to over-pathologize normal reactions to familial upheaval. Even the most civilized of divorces, Amendt argues, can cause rage, sadness, potential health problems, and behavioral disturbances in otherwise well-adjusted children. The broad spectrum of experiences recounted in "I Didn't Divorce My Kids " will be essential reading for anyone interested in, or personally shaped by, the changing face of the modern family.
 
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