Work on 'identity' has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. This volume provides a detailed analysis of those changes, by confronting the impact of both substantive challenges, concerning globalization, individualization and commodification

Using U.S. Census data for the years 1960-1980, we study the impact of unilateral divorce on outcomes of children (age 6-15) and their mothers. We find that the reform increased mothers' divorce, decreased family income and increased the fraction of mothers below the poverty line. For children,...