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... > contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > psychology of divorce > attachment and loss
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > psychology of divorce > attachment and loss
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > psychology of divorce > attachment and loss
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > psychology of divorce > attachment and loss

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attachment and loss  

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  • The process of emotional adjustment to divorce often includes working though experiences of loss and grief. John Bowlby proposed attachment theory as a comprehensive model for explaining the development, maintenance, and the dissolution of attachment bonds in close relationships. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Attachment and Loss]

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