Marriage Shock: The Transformation of Women into Wives - Rilegato

Heyn, Dalma

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0679457739 ISBN 13: 9780679457732

Casa editrice: Villard Books, 1997

Riassunto

Heyn explains the plague of contemporary divorce - initiated by women two thirds of the time - from a revolutionary new perspective: It's not bad relationships that cause wives to walk out; nor is it boredom, time, or overblown expectations. Rather, it's the institution of marriage itself, with the myriad hidden constraints that long ago shaped it, that is behind this phenomenon. By examining the complex experience of "marriage shock," Heyn carefully charts how the institution can silently sabotage the very love and commitment a couple envision.
Elegantly argued and resounding with the voices of women and men, Marriage Shock is a ground-breaking book that will change the way we think about marriage - and about divorce. Heyn's compassionate conclusion is that marriage can be saved only when we stop trying to "fix" wives so they fit into it - and instead fix marriage to embrace and nourish wives.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dalma Heyn was formerly the editor of Family Health, the executive editor of McCall's, and a columnist at Mademoiselle, and is now a contributing editor at Self.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

women initiating two thirds of all divorces, the controversial, bestselling author of The Erotic Silence of the American Wife explores why the institution of marriage is failing them and what can be done. Marriage Shock will promote a vigorous debate over how husbands and wives can reinvent our most rigid institution so that both spouses will have marriages in which they can thrive.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Villard Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679457739
• ISBN 13: 9780679457732
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 206