Authors
Citation
D. Jacobson, INCOMPLETE INSTITUTION OR CULTURE SHOCK - INSTITUTIONAL AND PROCESSUAL MODELS OF STEPFAMILY INSTABILITY, Journal of divorce & remarriage, 24(1-2), 1995, pp. 3-18
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies
Journal title
ISSN journal
10502556
Volume
24
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2556(1995)24:1-2<3:IIOCS->2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper reviews and evaluates two models commonly used to explain d
ivorce rates for remarried couples. One of them, the model of the inco
mplete institution, is conceptually flawed and empirically unwarranted
. The other, a processual model that focuses on the merging of mini-cu
ltures, is more powerful, although it, too, has limitations. A strateg
y for strengthening the processual model is indicated.