Divorce made simple /

Marriages, they say, are supposed to last forever. Why then have courts and legislatures made it so much easier to get a divorce? How did they imagine it would help society? And have women and children really reaped the intended financial and social benefits? This program examines the state of divor...

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Corporate Authors: University of Notre Dame, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Cundiff, Ed, Gnorski, Gus
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2001]
Series:Love on the rocks (DVD videodiscs)
Today's life choices (DVD videodiscs)
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Summary:Marriages, they say, are supposed to last forever. Why then have courts and legislatures made it so much easier to get a divorce? How did they imagine it would help society? And have women and children really reaped the intended financial and social benefits? This program examines the state of divorce in America as it argues that the time has come for the pendulum of legislation to swing the other way, once again making divorces harder to obtain.
Item Description:Originally produced as a segment of the series Today's life choices: challenges for our times.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Writer, Karen Heisler ; editor, Paul Wasowski.