Divorce: An American Tradition

By Glenda Riley   $15.00

Divorce highlights this American tradition dating back to Puritan times.  You will find the history of the divorce process and how marital breakdown began from the colonial times to the present day.  Included are statutes, statistics and court records highlighting the ways in which half of all American marriages end in divorce.  This book encourages you to learn more about marriage, the divorce process and how to ease the effects of divorce on children.  As the divorce capital of the world, it seems, according to this book, that divorce is here to stay and acceptance and understanding is the only way to move forward.

The Marriage Problem:

How Our Culture Has Weakened Families

By James Q. Wilson   $11.16

The Marriage Problem is a detailed study on how our culture has weakened the family bond and the ability to resist divorce.  The two sides of today’s American families are examined – one consisting of parents, safe homes and good education and the other where children are raised by only one parent in poor neighborhoods and high rates of crime.  This study reveals that these two sides come about due to the effects of divorce on children and families.  The sources of the breakdown of the family are also discussed, beginning with the period of Enlightenment to the practices of slavery.  Solutions to strengthening the family life are also provided.  Some of the issues discussed are, how the erosion of family life has damaged children's futures, leading to school dropouts, teenage pregnancy, and a greater likelihood of emotional problems, drug use, and criminal activity.

By Thomas E. Buckley   $16.76

The Great Catastrophe details the marriages and divorces of Virginians at the time of the revolution until 1851.  You will find issues from marriage and family life together to gender relations, interracial sex, adultery, desertion and domestic violence.  This book is based on the research of almost 500 divorce files and the couples who challenged the legal system.