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Divorce

Divorce is a legally recognized dissolution of a marital union, distinguished from other familial disruptions by its formal judicial or administrative termination of the spousal relationship within the context of family law.

6.2K

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8.4K

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2.3K

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2017–2026

721

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Publications

6.2K

The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children

Paul R. Amato · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2000 · 2.9K citations

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Research on Divorce: Continuing Trends and New Developments

Paul R. Amato · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2010 · 1.9K citations

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An Economic Analysis of Marital Instability

Gary S. Becker, Elisabeth M. Landes, Robert T. Michael · Journal of Political Economy · 1977 · 1.8K citations

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Separate Spheres Bargaining and the Marriage Market

Shelly Lundberg, Robert A. Pollak · Journal of Political Economy · 1993 · 1.5K citations

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Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce

Robert H. Mnookin, Lewis A. Kornhauser · The Yale Law Journal · 1979 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Authors

8.4K

  1. PR
    Paul R. Amato

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    58 publications · 18.2K citations

    48

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  2. JS
    Judith S. Wallerstein

    The Family Center, United States

    39 publications · 3.1K citations

    27

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  3. AB
    Alan Booth

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    27 publications · 4.2K citations

    27

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  4. MK
    Matthijs Kalmijn

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    32 publications · 3.2K citations

    26

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  5. RF
    Rex Forehand

    University of Georgia, United States

    28 publications · 1.9K citations

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Institutions

2.3K

  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    61 h-index

    134 publications

    23.5K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    47 h-index

    135 publications

    10.7K citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    43 h-index

    103 publications

    13.8K citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    38 h-index

    119 publications

    7.3K citations

  5. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    36 h-index

    69 publications

    9.5K citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    34 h-index

    71 publications

    6.5K citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    33 h-index

    68 publications

    7.1K citations

  8. Bowling Green State University

    Bowling Green, United States

    33 h-index

    88 publications

    6K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    442 publications · 52.8K citations

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  2. Demography

    121 publications · 13.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Family Issues

    154 publications · 12.1K citations

    61

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  4. Family Relations

    135 publications · 8.5K citations

    52

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  5. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 88 publications · 9.6K citations

    48

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