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A comparison of Canadian and Israeli separation and divorce

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A nonrandom sample of 86 cases of Israel separation and divorce cases is compared with a Canadian sample of 369 having this experience. Impacts of sex-role changes, jobs and careers, children and sexuality are compared in these two national cases which exhibit many similarities and many differences. Sex-role conflicts were more frequent in Israel as were violence in separation and divorce in the Israeli sample. Adultery, though problematic in both cases, was frequently cited as a cause of divorce. Social-structural restraints and freedoms in each case are discussed as well as historical-cultural differences that help explain differing expectations and outcomes in both Israel and Canada.

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  1. Sociology Department, University of Windsor, N9B 3P4, Windsor, Ont., Canada

    Robert Whitehurst & Giora Ron Frisch

  2. Department of Social Work, University of Tel Aviv, Israel

    Shraga Serok

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Whitehurst, R., Frisch, G.R. & Serok, S. A comparison of Canadian and Israeli separation and divorce. International Journal of Family Therapy 2, 3–21 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931328

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