ABOUT DIVORCE:Tendency to divorce has increased.
Traditionally:Spousal as alife-long event
No choice for womenDivorced woman: failed person, failed life
ABOUT DIVORCE: Divorce in Nowadays
▶ changes in understanding and perception of marital relationships
▶ increase in women education’s probability
▶ propaganda of male and female equality
▶ security of women’s economica
2. Demographic characteristics in divorce.
① Increasing divorce rate of women
② Increasing divorce rate of old people
①Increasing divorce rate of women
In 2000, the total nuber of claiming divorce is up to 2,390,922.
Claiming divorce with man is up to 99,932.
Claiming divorce with woman is up to 139,090.
The women's claiming > man's claiming about divorce.
②Increasing d
1. Tendency to increasing divorces.
Some people marry each other, divorce and then re-marry. This sounds ridiculous but it happens and in most of the cases marriage ends in divorce, never to come together again. Most people try to linger on to their marriage. They do not know when to divorce.
Traditionally spousal was considered to be a life-long event. That is why a married woman had no choic
- Economical problem
Household economy can be maintained through the support and sharing responsibility of the both side of the couple, therefore the loss of one side must get domestic economic worse than before divorce. Holden and Smock(1991) said that women’s standard of living clearly declines after divorce, and Weitzman showed among low income household, income decreased by 29%.
Because t
Divorce
Divorce, which is becoming more universally accepted due to television programs, can be thought to have a negative influence on the life-course of family members.
Personal relationships which are fundamental for a normal life are lost for parents and children in the process of divorce and remarriage, and individuals who need various support systems in their elderly years are not recei