What Divorce Tells Us About Society Today
It is time to take another look at what may be causing the divorce rate in the United States to continue to rise. The breakdown of marriage is resulting in some real implications for the labor force as well as traditional family roles. Another result to all of this is that people in America are starting to rethink what a 'normal' family looks like.
Historically, this was not very common phenomenon in the United States until the twentieth century. Even though the idea of separation after marriage has been around since the Roman Empire, since many of the cultural norms in Western culture are tied to Christian religious beliefs, it's still looked down upon.
More recently, shifts in the workforce have shifted some of the family roles in the US. In the United States, it is estimated that almost half of all marriages are composed of one or both spouses who were previously married. Approximately forty percent of marriages ended in divorce as of 2008.
Women working and taking roles outside of the traditional household have been increased in the latter half of the twentieth century. It is not immediately evident whether the participation of women in the labor market created tension in the household that led to separation. Rising expenses, such as housing and childcare, may have led to more women working outside the home.
With many families traditionally constructed in a two-parent household, the departure of one parent can result in big changes for both the parents and children, if any. Mothers usually get lead custody of children when parents separate, although this is not always the case.
Whereas there used to be a very clear delineation between the role of women and role of men within the household, it is now fuzzier.Some children are learning at an early age to take on household chores because more women are working. This can lead to tension in the household over parenting decisions.
Dissolving a marriage in America can be costly and time-consuming. Many financial planners now advise couples to consider a prenuptial agreement. Although it isn't romantic, legal and financial planners consider them wise because they add protection of assets if the marriage results in separation. In particular, it can defend the partner who has the more possessions and also let couples to keep away from wide-ranging lawful cost.
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