What Leads to High Divorce Rates in Today’s Society?
by Common factors that leads to high divorce rates in today’s society.
Rising divorce rates are no longer a unique or alarming in today’s context. In fact, most industrialized or modernize countries are moving upwards in terms of divorce rates.
There are many factors that lead to high divorce rate as from my own perspective. Among the strongest reasons are; education level in women, expectation of marriages changes, women in workforce, and also the legal changes in divorce laws.
Firstly, education level has been deemed as a strong effect on divorce rates. Statistics have shown that women who have gone on to graduate school have a greater likelihood of divorce than some less-educated women. This is mainly because women who went on to graduate school mostly go into the workforce and they can stand on their own and do not need to rely on their husband’s financial.
Another reason for today’s high divorce rate is that many have come to expect a great deal from marriage. Marriage is no longer like those old days where the husband’s expectation is to be a good provider and the wife to be a good mother and family caretaker. Times have changed and so do the expectations change. We now look to marriage as a source of emotional support in which each spouse complements the other in a variety of social, occupational, and psychological endeavors.
Finally, high divorce rates can also be traced back to the legal changes in divorce laws. Many countries today have instituted the no-fault-divorce laws where these new sets of laws allow a couple to dissolve their marriage without either partner having to assume blame for the failure of the marriage. Under the no-fault-divorce laws, it’s has made divorce a much easier process and explains why the divorce rates in today’s society is skyrocketing.
But, even the divorce rates have increased dramatically, but the re-marriages rates have also increased in parallel. This simply means that the right partner has not been found and that one goes through a marriage-divorce-and-remarriage process to look for the most suitable partner in life.
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Post CommentJasmine Richmond
On December 13, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Do your research buddy. The more educated a person is the less likely they are to get divorced.
Karen Gross
On January 4, 2009 at 3:56 pm
This cycle of divorce and remarriage is having an extremely detrimental effect on our society. Family trees have begun to look more like spider webs with children having more parents than siblings. Also, the divorce rate for second, third, and consequent marriages are much higher than for first marriages. Someone who is looking for a more suitable partner to make them happy is unlikely to ever find one. Strong marriages require committment more than chemistry.
Cher S.
On April 4, 2009 at 11:35 am
I have to agree with the family tree looking like a spider web, instead of a strong oak tree with steady branches. This is such a shame to our society, and it is unfair to our children.
What is adding to high divorce rates is selfishness. Everyone wants to put their own interest ahead of their families best interest. When we give of our time, love and care as we would want others to give to us, we would find that true happiness and contentment come from giving not receiving. I do not mean giving lots of time to the workforce so to give lots of money and “stuff” to our children. Children need our time and love. They need us to be there for them. Yes, quantity of time, not just quality time.
Women in the workforce has increased divorce rates for sure! Instead of raising their own children, so many want to show off their talents instead of sacrificing their own “wants” and desires to raise loving, caring and responsible children.
So many women “dress for success” in a very sensual way. They want to be scene for their talents and their bodies. How come (majority) of men do not come to work dressed in sensuality/sexuality? Do women not know that men are visually stimulated? Do they not know that majority of men are married or in a committed relationship? Why must women provoke or tempt men to lust after them? Do they have no morals or modesty and self respect? You win men over with your character, not your breast!
I am not saying women are the cause for higher divorce rates, but they certainly are a great prompter to it.
Yes, women can work and do an excellent job at it. But, if you have children~ Take care of them! They need you. Our society needs better morals and needs to be strengthened, not weakened by “anything goes” mentality. It should not be a Me’ism world. There are absolute truths we need to live by, and selfishness is not one of them.
ceej
On July 23, 2009 at 4:55 am
i have a theory that hollywood has a big role in the divirce rate of our country, because of our romantic culture everyone is looking for that one true love story. When in actuallity it doesnt exist, i mean i believe in true love but its not what we are programmed to think it is. so many people think they’ve found that love story and fall infatuauted.
I think that love is just simply a feeling, all you need is the right connection, the physical ability, and the constitution to make it work. So many people today have the wrong idea of what love is.
MrRealistic
On September 15, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Jazmine needs to do her research… the more educated a female, the more likely she is to get divorced.
Look, 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce and 70% of those are filed by women who have the legal system to help them express their full disatisfaction with their husband. I married for life “until death do us part”… my ex made those vows, crushed them, then unilaterally divorced me. No infidelity, no abuse of any kind, she simply needed the freedom to do what she wanted to do – keeping in mind she pretty much ran our marriage anyway in most respects. People don’t need a reason to stay married… why work it out when you don’t need to? I attempted to get marriage counseling, I begged, etc., to no avail. The house, the children, extended family… even the dog ended up being casualities of the divorce. When I pointed out the damage she responded with “I need to do this for me”… funny thing, as a husband and father I rarely thought about my needs and “doing things for me”… I was too busy doing things for her, our children and her extended family. The above poster “Cher” is right… people are selfish and put their own needs above others’. Men usually get the rap on this… but if one really looks at divorce, who’s filing the majority of the time and the her reasons (not that she needs one) the reason for skyrocketing divorce rates and those responsible is very clear.
patricia
On November 22, 2009 at 2:47 am
Personally my belief is women who work full time and have a family are more likely to stray and separate. Men think that women still belong in the kitchen and should be the primary caretaker on TOP OF BEING A FULL TIME WORKER LIKE HIM SELF!! We work all day to come home to cook, clean, and not fall down until everything is done and put away with no help from the counterpart. Wake up gentlemen the world has changed to where women are equal to you therefore you are just as much the caretaker, cooker, and clean then us. Men are the same today as they were 50 years ago. Women are not. We are more.
Eric
On October 7, 2010 at 7:54 pm
That is why I could not care less about the possibility of never marrying or have a relationship. Today’s society is garbage for children to grow in, today’s jobs don’t care anything about your personal issues, why would one be wanting to suffer and have a bunch of problem when it is totally unnecessary?
The best way today to avoid a divorce is to not marry at all. I prefer a celibate life, no problems, no issues, just a peaceful life.
Suk Bahadur Tamang
On March 21, 2011 at 2:06 pm
obviously, there are factors to cause divorce which are lack of understanding, loving caring and cooperation between wife and husband. actually this article is quite nice it is consider to be psychological issue
Chandana
On March 22, 2011 at 1:06 am
Women in the workforce has increased divorce rates for sure! Instead of raising their own children, so many want to show off their talents instead of sacrificing their own “wants” and desires to raise loving, caring and responsible children.
aminnosoft2
On March 24, 2011 at 1:54 am
Do your research buddy. The more educated a person is the less likely they are to be get divorced.
gauravpandey
On March 24, 2011 at 6:52 am
I think that love is just simply a feeling, all you need is the right connection, the physical ability, and the constitution to make it work. So many people today have the wrong idea of what love is.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/what-leads-to-high-divorce-rates-in-todays-society/#ixzz1HVs2utMb
gauravpandey
On March 24, 2011 at 6:55 am
Do your research buddy. The more educated a person is the less likely they are to get divorced.
Read more: http://socyberty.com/issues/what-leads-to-high-divorce-rates-in-todays-society/#ixzz1HVt863Zc
sherli
On March 24, 2011 at 9:25 am
Ya,its true.But the most common factor which leads to high divorce rates is expectation from both sides.As for marriage life, both male and female gender expect a lot from their life partners and if the women could not stand on their own because of their education and wealth, they try to adjust with their male partner.If they could, they go for a divorce.
Roji
On March 24, 2011 at 10:29 am
thank you sisters have given me of it …..
Dinesh Jagdish Parikh
On March 24, 2011 at 10:31 am
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Dinesh Jagdish Parikh
On March 24, 2011 at 10:37 am
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I think both male & female who get married should keep good understanding with each others!
I see people after having issues,they still quarell & apply for diverse!
Think of their children at least!
strikernegm
On March 24, 2011 at 10:58 am
this issue is very important , we should talk in it
robertcave
On March 25, 2011 at 12:36 am
Ego because of education level and also in salaries end in divorce. Women thinks men should treat them equally but nothing wrong in treating equally. If both think men and women are equal divorce would be reduced.
mithunkan
On March 26, 2011 at 10:08 am
“until death do us part”…,there are factors to cause divorce which are lack of understanding, loving caring and cooperation,so we need to rethink before getting on it,really great article