Divorce_In_The_21st_Century

Divorce In The 21st Century As we have leaped into the 21st century, we face a whole new world, especially concerning the breakdown of marriages and families. It is now estimated that one in two marriages will end in divorce. In fact, about one out of every six adults will endure two divorces during their lifetime. (Amato, 2000) With epidemic statistics as such, it truly baffles social scientists as to why such a rise has occurred. The theories behind this increase will be further discussed. It is also very interesting to investigate the psychological, physical, social, and financial consequences of divorce. More importantly, however, is the devastating effects that divorce has on the children, even lapsing over into their own adult life. Before discussing these aspects and their implications, it is crucial to identify the predictors of divorce and the theoretical reasons for such an increase in divorce rates over the last few decades. Variables associated with the risk of divorce include age at marriage, education, premarital births and conception, religion, parental divorce, and race. (Teachman, 2002) Those who get married at age 20 or younger are the greatest age risk, with the numbers leveling off in the divorce, children, marriage, family, 2001, 2002, research, psychological, social, risk, parents, journal, separation, parental, marital, due, women, over, marriages, likely, increase, amato, one, men, income, effects, divorced, been, 1999, teachman, problems, living, less, financial, fact