Marital Breakdown
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At a time when divorce rates were beginning their dramatic postwar climb, Jack Dominian's Marital Breakdown stood as one of the most clear-eyed and compassionate examinations of why marriages fail. Drawing on his dual expertise as a consultant psychiatrist and a committed Catholic, Dominian presents a rigorous yet deeply humane account of the psychological, social, and biological forces that erode the marital bond — chronicling everything from emotional immaturity and sexual incompatibility to the corrosive effects of social deprivation and mental illness. What distinguishes this work is Dominian's rare ability to synthesise clinical evidence with moral and spiritual concern, producing an argument that is simultaneously scientific and profoundly empathetic. Published as a Pelican Original, it was written explicitly for a general readership, and its accessible yet authoritative prose made it a landmark contribution to public understanding of marriage and its discontents. Decades after its first publication, the questions it raises about love, commitment, and human vulnerability remain as urgent — and as unanswered — as ever.
Author: J. Dominian
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a time when divorce rates were beginning their dramatic postwar climb, Jack Dominian's Marital Breakdown stood as one of the most clear-eyed and compassionate examinations of why marriages fail. Drawing on his dual expertise as a consultant psychiatrist and a committed Catholic, Dominian presents a rigorous yet deeply humane account of the psychological, social, and biological forces that erode the marital bond — chronicling everything from emotional immaturity and sexual incompatibility to the corrosive effects of social deprivation and mental illness. What distinguishes this work is Dominian's rare ability to synthesise clinical evidence with moral and spiritual concern, producing an argument that is simultaneously scientific and profoundly empathetic. Published as a Pelican Original, it was written explicitly for a general readership, and its accessible yet authoritative prose made it a landmark contribution to public understanding of marriage and its discontents. Decades after its first publication, the questions it raises about love, commitment, and human vulnerability remain as urgent — and as unanswered — as ever.