HD FS 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Girlfriend, Apache Hadoop, Judith Wallerstein
2 Sep 2016
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HDFS 129
08.01.16
Lecture 18
Divorce & Remarriage
-Historical events impact divorces/remarriages
-The Great Depression & WWII
-After 1980, rates declined
-43% of marriages end in divorce (secure adult attachments)
-Secure attachments impact divorce
-Employed, less likely to divorce
-Unemployed, more likely to divorce (43%) for both M/F
-If not in labor force, W stay home and take care of children
-Women —> acceptable
-Men —> more likely to divorce
-HS degree or less, 39% divorce
-Education decreases divorce M/F
-More education —> Women more likely to divorce than men
-Lower chances of divorce if more education
-Educated people better interpersonal skills
-Caucasian 35 - 40%
-Black higher rates (more stress factors)
-Stress big impact on divorce
-Hispanic decrease (family-oriented)
-Asians decrease (taboo/divorce not common, social pressure to stay married)
-Native American highest rate (a lot of risks/stress factors)
-Alcohol
-Less education
Why do people divorce?
-Physical violence (W higher)
-Infidelity
-Affair not about sex
-Couple not happy
-Men less emotional
-Men say best friend is wife
-Women say best friend is a girl friend
-Emotional connection
Who initiates divorce?
-Breakups — (b/w unmarried couples) were gender neutral - M were just as likely as W
to initiate
-Divorce — wives initiated 69% of splits, compared to 31% husbands
Divorce is a Process (Bohannan’s Stages)
-Emotional divorce
-Dissatisfied with relationship
-Emotional ups/downs
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Document Summary
43% of marriages end in divorce (secure adult attachments) Unemployed, more likely to divorce (43%) for both m/f. If not in labor force, w stay home and take care of children. More education > women more likely to divorce than men. Asians decrease (taboo/divorce not common, social pressure to stay married) Native american highest rate (a lot of risks/stress factors) Breakups (b/w unmarried couples) were gender neutral - m were just as likely as w to initiate. Divorce wives initiated 69% of splits, compared to 31% husbands. Women say best friend is a girl friend. # of different events that have to take place. Inform friends, family, neighbors, co-workers that you"re divorced/divorcing. Adults were still trying to put their lives together. Children (cid:1688)seemed to be on a downward course(cid:1689) 1971 > when divorce started to increase (legal change) 50% m, 25% w felt just as unhappy. Children need to be the main focus of a divorce.
