Furthermore, setting aside domestic violence, there are also issues with the family, such as divorce. According to the McKinley Irvin Family Law on Divorce Statistics, “the U.S. Census Bureau found that divorce rates for most age groups have been dropping since 1996” (32 Shocking Divorce Statistics). One of the main facts about divorce is that 50 percent of marriage in the United States end in divorce. Additionally, the number of marriages in facts have been broken down: “41 percent of first marriages end in divorce, 60 percent of second marriages end in divorce and 73 percent of third marriages end in divorce” (32 Shocking Divorce Statistics). Also, in America there is one divorce approximately every 36 seconds, which is nearly 2,400 divorces
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Also, people wait an average of three years after divorce in order to remarry, if some were to marry again (32 Shocking Divorce Statistics). Divorce in marriages and families have different outcomes on what happens after marriage for men, women and children on how they cope with divorce.
Marriages in general have their good and bad periods, including stress and issues to solve. Some marriages that have gone through major issues, still stay in marriage and some marriages that do not have major issues would go into the process of divorce. There are different reasons why men and women chose to divorce and according to the text by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly, “Men and women not only marry for different reasons but also give up on a marriage for different reasons” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). One of the common reasons to divorce from a marriage is relationship problems, income, sexual problems, and violence. Despite the reasons of …show more content…
“During the first two after a divorce, a time commonly called “crisis period,” change—often dramatic change—becomes a way of life” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). During this tough period, men, women, children changes roles, residences, economic classes, style, personal behavior, and careers. The main challenges of an early divorce Post-divorce period is practical problems of living, coping with emotions, personal change, sometimes changes in old relationships and building new relationships. In addition, one of the main challenges for both divorced individuals is Domestic skills. It is much more difficult for a divorced couple who have children. “When one adult is suddenly doing the work of two, household disorganization and overload often ensue” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). One adult parent has both roles of being a mother and father, by doing all domestic work, taking care of the children and being in charge of financial needs. Aside divorced parents, newly divorced men who lived alone tend to led chaotic lives, where they did not prepare a good meal and have less sleep, due to lack of domestic skills. Men would usually rely on their wives, mothers and partners to do all the domestic work, whereas for women who do not live a chaotic life due to the domestic skills they already have. As for economics
Also, people wait an average of three years after divorce in order to remarry, if some were to marry again (32 Shocking Divorce Statistics). Divorce in marriages and families have different outcomes on what happens after marriage for men, women and children on how they cope with divorce.
Marriages in general have their good and bad periods, including stress and issues to solve. Some marriages that have gone through major issues, still stay in marriage and some marriages that do not have major issues would go into the process of divorce. There are different reasons why men and women chose to divorce and according to the text by E. Mavis Hetherington and John Kelly, “Men and women not only marry for different reasons but also give up on a marriage for different reasons” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). One of the common reasons to divorce from a marriage is relationship problems, income, sexual problems, and violence. Despite the reasons of …show more content…
“During the first two after a divorce, a time commonly called “crisis period,” change—often dramatic change—becomes a way of life” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). During this tough period, men, women, children changes roles, residences, economic classes, style, personal behavior, and careers. The main challenges of an early divorce Post-divorce period is practical problems of living, coping with emotions, personal change, sometimes changes in old relationships and building new relationships. In addition, one of the main challenges for both divorced individuals is Domestic skills. It is much more difficult for a divorced couple who have children. “When one adult is suddenly doing the work of two, household disorganization and overload often ensue” (E. Hetherington and Kelly). One adult parent has both roles of being a mother and father, by doing all domestic work, taking care of the children and being in charge of financial needs. Aside divorced parents, newly divorced men who lived alone tend to led chaotic lives, where they did not prepare a good meal and have less sleep, due to lack of domestic skills. Men would usually rely on their wives, mothers and partners to do all the domestic work, whereas for women who do not live a chaotic life due to the domestic skills they already have. As for economics