Marital Breakdown

by Jack Dominian

A marriage collapses. Psychology, sociology and medicine may say one thing; religion and law pronounce another. In this study, probably for the first time, a psychiatrist has made an unbiased attempt to bring together these different viewpoints. How do men and women select their partners? And what are the factors that break a marriage up -sex, money, housing, parents and families, mental illness, or the inability to give and take emotionally? Do such influences as age or premarital pregnancy count?[...]Proceeding from the latest research, the author indicates the places where a deeper insight can help marriage counsellors and others to reconcile the parties and avoid breakdown. [...]ContentsPreface1. Contemporary marriage2. The incidence and timing of marital breakdown3. Choosing a Social and religious factors4. Choosing a ´ Intelligence5. Choosing a Parental image and personality needs6. Dependency7. Deprivation8. Self-esteem9. Psychopathy10. Sexual difficulties11. Sexual difficulties (continued)12. Birth control and the size of the family13. Psychiatric illness and the role of the psychiatrist14. Outcome15. Prevention16. Reconciliation17. The Law18. Marital breakdown and the futureReferencesIndex

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