| Together Through Thick and Thin: A Multinational Picture of Long-Term Marriages Contributor(s): Kaslow, Florence (Author), Sharlin, Shlomo A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789004933 ISBN-13: 9780789004932 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: Together Through Thick and Thin reports on a comprehensive cross-cultural study of successful long-term marriages, focusing on the ingredients and motives for enduring marriage stability. Over 400 couples in eight countries shared their methods of staying together in good times and in hard times. For couples looking for ways to improve their own marriages, for therapists, counselors, and professors alike, this book serves as a practical guide for success in long-term relationships, with a basis in broad-range research and existing documented literature. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Psychology | Mental Health |
| Dewey: 306.81 |
| LCCN: 99462146 |
| Series: Haworth Marriage and the Family |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 6" W x 8.41" (0.83 lbs) 236 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Discover what factors, beliefs, and attitudes build a successful marriage In the enormous social, political, and technological upheavals since World War I, the long and happy marriage has begun to seem like an endangered species. In the desperate hunt for reasons that marriages fail, most researchers have ignored the factors that help marriages succeed. Together Through Thick and Thin: A Multinational Picture of Long-Term Marriage reports a landmark study of long-term satisfaction in marriage. Instead of relying on conjecture or unproven clinical hunches, the authors studied the happily married around the world. The respondents'early experiences included the Great Depression, World War II, and the Holocaust as well as the Roaring Twenties. In the years since they married, technological change and the women's movement have made the world almost unrecognizable. Yet these people have managed to maintain both stability and quality in their marriages. The scope of Together Through Thick and Thin is sweeping: eight countries, more than 400 couples who had been happily married for between 25 and 45 years. Factors analyzed include degree of satisfaction, gender differences, socioeconomic level, family history, shared values, religious belief and practice, attitudes toward children, physical health, and problem-solving styles, among many others. Moreover, the book builds on existing documented literature on marriage. This solid background helps put its wealth of practical data into context, an ideal synthesis of theory and practice.This study delves into the reasons couples stay together and stay satisfied. What qualities and attitudes do happily married couples share? Can the factors that keep a Chilean couple together for life also apply in the very different cultures of Sweden, Israel, South Africa, the United States? What keeps a marriage together in times of crisis? How important is love?Together Through Thick and Thin helps you understand the diverse factors that affect marital quality and stability by offering a broad range of information:
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