Societal changes over the last several generations have led to the many changes of the family structure we now see in the United States. A family of 1940’s until the 1970’s viewed marriage as a true institution and would usually stay together even if there were serious problems. Society, at the time, viewed divorce as a black mark and it was severely stigmatizing for those who pursued it. As society in America has evolved and views of marriage have changed, divorce rates rose. Marriage in the United States is typically entered as a “love match”, but in other middle-income and lower-income countries, marriage is mostly viewed as an economic union. Teen pregnancy increased as morals changed and for many women marriage may have been entered
