PSY 3123 Study Guide - Joint Custody, Common Children, Parenting Plan
5 Jul 2014
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Throughout the 20th century, divorce gradually became more acceptable so that in 1968 the first federal divorce act was passed. 43% of women have a decrease in income w/i 2 years of separation or divorce where. 15% is for men: avg. length of marriages that end in divorce is 14. 5 years, avg. age at which men divorce is 44 years old and the avg. age for women is 41. 4. Why people divorce: we can examine, situations people regard as reasons to divorce, underlying causes. Infidelity and abuse: experiential issues like disagreements and unsatisfactory sex life. Fertility issues like infertility and the desire to have children. Those who marry before 20 are more likely to separate than those in their later 20s and. Lower socio-economic status leads to higher risk of divorce: cohabitation before marriage increases the likelihood of divorce, spouses whose parents have divorced are more likely to divorce.
