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Based on sociological and economic analysis, Good Intentions Gone Awry presents valuable new insights into the impact of divorce on American society. Rather than blaming the deterioration in the quality of family life on the decline in so-called family values, lawyer and economist Parkman argues that adults are responding to the incentives created by new opportunities and legal rules. Allen M. Parkman discusses the issues surrounding this sociological phenomena, proposes a reform program in response, and suggests steps that adults can take to create a durable and constructive family until such reforms occur.
| ISBN | 0847698696 | | Pages | 240 | | ISBN13 | 9780847698691
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield | | Weight (grammes) | 350 | | Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield | | Published in | Lanham, MD | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 229 | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2000 | | Width (mm) | 152 | | Library of Congress | 99045669 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY | 306.890973 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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This is an engaging, detailed, balanced, and provocative book that anyone interested in understanding divorce should read. Alan Parkman shows why the humane intentions behind no-fault divorce failed. Good Intentions Gone Awry applies the perspective of an economist to the issue of divorce. Parkman argues that current divorce laws create incentives that induce adults to make decisions that are against their own best interest as well as those of their family.--Steve Nock  Be the first to write a customer review
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