Problems of the Divorced Father

Reviews the book, The Disposable Parent: The Case for Joint Custody by Mel Roman, William Haddad, and Susan Manso (1978). Roman and Haddad believe in joint custody and that both parents should retain full parental rights after divorce. At the moment, only Oregon has legislation making this possible. The authors are caustic in reviewing the research on divorce--they regard it as reflecting cultural stereotypes. They indicate that most of the relevant studies suffer from poor sampling, omission of fathers in the sample, lack of control groups, and the previously mentioned cultural stereotypes. Roman and Hadded believe that a social revolution will be required to make joint custody of minor children standard practice in American divorce cases. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)