SOCIOL 2U06 Lecture Notes - Joint Custody, Social Capital
31 Oct 2013
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Chapter 32 of fox furstenberg and cherlin. What does this mean for families: on children - furstenberg and cherlin. The 50s was a weird generation though. Divorced less than the previous or next generations: big increase since the 1968 divorce act. There had been a steady increase in the number of divorces since the 1800s. Also the case that many couples simply separated informally. Given this reality we are probably grossly overestimating the increase. In canada slightly more than 30% of marriages are expected to end in divorce. Overall decline in men"s wages and in the availability of well-paying jobs. Because real earnings have decreased or remained stagnant since about the 1970a the economic pressures on couples have increased. Families increasingly relying on women"s labour force participation: when both men and women work full time this has repercussions for family dynamics. As more and more people get divorced the stigma declines.
