Incomplete Role Exit and the Alimony Reform Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2291806 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jocelyn Elise Crowley (0000-0001-9468-4412, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 32-55 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/soin.12177 |
| OpenAlex | W2601604935 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 54 |
This analysis explores men's role exit process from being married to divorced in the context of the alimony reform movement in the United States. Those considering potential role exit may face governmental policies that either support or oppose them in making these personal changes. In this case, mostly men want to leave their husband roles behind but legally imposed alimony, in their view, unfairly binds them to their former spouses. This analysis uses 182 narratives to map out how major collective action frames-based upon the highly valued, masculine concept of autonomy-are generated in this social movement. Overall, this research demonstrates the importance of both considering the operation of governmental policies in producing successful or incomplete role exit for individuals, and how these same individuals can respond using collective action frames drawn from privileged notions of masculinity as they aim for significant life change
Action (physics) · Alimony · Autonomy · Collective action · Context (archaeology) · Face (sociological concept) · Law and economics · Movement (music) · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Becoming an Ex
The Interpretation of Cultures
Symbolic Interactionism
Images of Issues
Finding “Me” Again
Former Spouses Exiting Role-Identities
Stigma, Identity Dissonance, and the Nonresidential Mother
The Theory of Alimony
The Social Structuring of Mental Health over the Adult Life Course
Demographic Trends in the United States
The Multiple Consequences of Divorce
Breaking the Matthew Effect – on Women Leaving Prostitution
Reconstructing Masculinity and Sexuality
Searching for a Masculine Model
Disengagement From Gangs as Role Transitions
Widowhood and the end of spousal care-giving
Breaking Up Is Hard to Count
No Weapon Save Argument”
The Emergence of a Social Problem
Explaining Frame Variation
Social Theory and Social Structure
Life Transitions, Role Histories, and Mental Health
What is Wrong with Social Theory
The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Women's Economic Well-Being
Turning away from terrorism
Fathers' Rights Groups, Domestic Violence and Political Countermobilization
Redoing gender through divorce
Misery and Company
Identity Relevance and Disruption as Predictors of Psychological Distress for Widowed and Divorced Women
Postdivorce Relationships between Ex-Spouses
Weighing the Consequences of a Deviant Career
Face, Accounts, and Schemes in the Context of Relationship Breakups
Confronting 'Victim' Discourses
Gender and Social Movements
Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies
The Limits of 'The Male Sex Role
Doing Gender
People, Places, and Things
Friendly and Antagonistic Contact Between Former Spouses After Divorce
Framing Processes and Social Movements
Role Change
Research on Divorce
Lingering Identities in Retirement
Competitive Framing Processes in the Abortion Debate
The Presentation of Political Self
The Professional Ex
Explicit and Hidden Racial Bias in the Framing of Social Problems
Revisiting the Relationships among Gender, Marital Status, and Mental Health
Sympathy Biography and Sympathy Margin
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |