SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Current Lecture I Contemporary Trends 5 II Divorce Rates III Factors Influencing Divorce 4 IV Effects of Divorce 3 Current Lecture I Contemporary Trends 1 Cohabitation people living together before marriage 2 Delaying Marriage 1960 average age for men 23 women 20 2010 men 27 women 25 3 Declining Nuclear Family Breadwinner homemaker Dual Career Families Working moms and children 4 Child Free Families Dual Income No kids DINKS 5 Single Parent Families 1 parent with kids II Divorce Rates 1940 1 divorce out of 6 marriages 1950 1 out of 4 1980 1 out of 2 III Factors Influencing Divorce Greater opportunities for women in society Age at first marriage Changing definitions expectations for marriage These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Divorce is more socially acceptable IV Effects of Divorce Women financially have deeper friendships than men Men homelife emotions have fewer outlets to deal Children lack of self esteem
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