HECOL412- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 45 pages long!)
16 Feb 2018
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Divorce variation and uidity model (dvfm) refer to figure 7. 1. See chart: key factors that in uence people"s adjustment over time. Attempts to address the great variation in responses associated with the challenges of divorce. Increase > stabilized early 80s > declines since then (us) Cultural climate: less stigma in comparison to the past. Personal ful llment factors if not receiving what one wants in the relationship > likelihood to choose to leave the relationship . Living in the western and southern parts of the u. s. High levels of control in how you present to others. See discrepancy from what ppl report (subjective views) and what actually happened (contributed to the divorce: what researchers nd) in the relationship leading to the divorce. That"s why we don"t look for causes rather identify risk factors. Effects tend to be moderate and short term for adults and children. Social stigma related to divorce declined since 1990.
