Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > contexts > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > types of divorce > typologies of divorce
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > types of divorce > typologies of divorce
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > types of divorce > typologies of divorce
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > family characteristics > marital status > divorce > cultural sociology of divorce > types of divorce > typologies of divorce

Preferred term

typologies of divorce  

Definition

  • Divorce is a process involving major decisions, pronounced emotions, life changes, and adjustments resulting from increased dissatisfaction with the marital relationship. The chain of events that lead to marital dissolution is as long and varied as those that lead to marriage. [Source: Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An Encyclopedia; Typologies of Divorce]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/typologies_of_divorce

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD