SOC101Y1 Lecture : Divorce & Lone-parent families & Stepfamilies
Document Summary
36% end up divorce within 30 years: median duration 13 years in first marriage, 7. 5 years in second marriage, even lower after, risk is greatest among the first four years. Contributing factors: decreased family functions: from economic to emotional mate; elderly care, healthcare functions are move out. Increasing vulnerability of marital bond: individual fulfillment are important; not obligated to marriage. Increased longevity: much longer period of time after children"s leaving. Increased participation of women in paid work: women"s financial independence; less time at home with children. Increasing social, religious, and legal acceptance of divorce: changing legal ground for divorce. Income after first year: men off, women off. In the long term: men have some income increases vs. women"s poverty rate rise 16%->40: reasons: 90% of children custodies to mothers, esp younger ones; gender earning gap; low level of spouse & child support payment. Facts: over 80% of single parents are females.
