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Interviews were conducted with 62 divorced males and 42 divorced females in order to determine the kinship interaction of the divorced family. Hypotheses were tested relating to the frequency of contact of divorcees with their consanguineal and affinal relatives. Affection between the divorcees and their consanguines is present both before and after the divorce and contributes to maintaining kinship interaction. However, the affectional and/or obligational bond with affines is weakened or eliminated following the divorce. The reasons for maintaining contact with former affines are holding those status attributes such as having children present and being female which symbolize the family.
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Spicer et al. (1975) studied this question.
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