PSYC 375 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Collectivism, Asteroid Family
20 Nov 2018
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13: the dissolution & loss of relationships: prevalence of divorce divorce is more & more prevalent nowadays, with the united states having noticeably higher rates than else where. Around the 1960"s-1970"s, women gaining more rights & new legislation coming into act almost tripled the divorce rate. The leading cause of an end of a marriage within rst 20 years is divorce: in delity is the leading cause of divorce. Median age in which males encounter their rst divorce is 31. 8 years. Median age in which females encounter their rst divorce is 29. 4 years. Only ~51% of adults in the u. s. population are presently married, which is an all-time low. 25% of u. s. children live in single-parent homes, which is 3 times higher than it use to be in 1960. Possibilities for this increase in divorce rates include: evolutionary view we are not meant to just settle down & stay committed to one partner.
