"D" Is for Divorce: An Autoethnography. Issue 8 (16th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nicholas, Gianna
• Is Part Of: Journal of divorce & remarriage. Volume 57:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 586
• Page End: 591
• Publication Date: 2016-11-16
• Subjects: Autoethonography -- divorce -- family dynamics -- life change -- only child; Divorce -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Divorce -- Periodicals; Remarriage -- Periodicals; 306.89
• DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2016.1233786
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-2556

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to critically examine the author's adult experience of her parents' divorce. Through the use of reflexive authoethnography, she details the event of the divorce and the feelings and emotions experience as an adult, only child. Furthermore, she offers her inner thoughts and observations on how to comprehend and live through an unexpected change. Findings may assist others affected by divorce, experiencing grief, or learning to cope with life-altering events.