Perfect Family In the 1950s, family was seen as almost perfect, and people was in search for "THE" perfect family. Things changed twenty years later, but people still think about that model family. According to Coontz in "Marriage then and now" many relationships were affected by the proposal of deep marriage relation leaving unsuccessful marriages more than successful ones(12). Marriage back in the 1950s were perhaps more stable, but today divorce has increasing , meanwhile marriage is boosting the marriage industries. Marriage , family, divorce, that is the cycle that is pushing people way from that model family. The reality of divorce is people trying to get out of their marriage as soon as they say "I do", but most of time the couple do not realize that they are not happy because it is almost unconsciously. "During the past thirty years, however, the long-term trend making marriage less central to social and personal life reasserted itself"(Coontz 12). Marriage became more like an industry than a matrimony , and that makes the model family go in the opposite direction. The positive side is that marriage might be evolving due to unexpected feelings. Marriage is a union to built a family with children, and supportive work. "Alternatives to marriage have continued to multiply at the turn of the millennium, not just for companionship and sexual relationships, but even as a vehicle for raising children"(Coontz 12). Families are being separated because sometimes young age adults think they are ready for marriage and it ends up in divorce that also cause future problems with the ex couple even more if they already have a child. The family member most damaged is the child. "Marriage also continues to be important f... ... middle of paper ... ... season has its proper format. Works Cited Coontz, Stephanie. "Divorcing Reality." Nation 265.16 (1997): 21-24. Academic Search Complete. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. . "Marriage: Then And Now." National Forum 80.3 (2000): 10-13. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Apr. 2014. . "The Origins Of Modern Divorce." Family Process 46.1 (2007): 7-13. Academic Search Complete. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. Wolfson, Evan. "What Is Marriage?" Rereading America. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. 89-101. Print. Karsten, J. L. "Adam And Adam: Or Eve And Eve?." JEPTA: Journal Of The European Pentecostal Theological Association 34.1 (2014): 1-14. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Apr. 2014. Kradin, Richard. "The Family Myth: Its Deconstruction And Replacement With A Balanced Humanized Narrative." Journal Of Analytical Psychology 54.2 (2009): 217-232. Academic Search Complete. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
For Centuries in our society marriage between man and woman has been a practiced cultural right and custom. Over 90% of Americans will marry in their lifetime and roughly 50% of those marriages will result in Divorce. Many Sociological factors contribute to the high divorce rate expressed in our culture. Reasons that contribute to the divorce rate are longer life expectancy, women in the work force, birth control, social acceptance of cohabitation, single parenting and welfare reform. It is also now socially acceptable and legal to get a divorce due to dissatisfaction and unhappiness. This social acceptance of divorce implies that today there is a changing criteria when entering marriage. Couples today now insist on the element of personal fulfillment and happiness for entering wedlock, where as, in times past this was not one of the main considerations for man and woman to get married.
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Times have changed since the 1950’s and will continue to change throughout time. The 1950’s family was considered the breadwinner-homemaker family. In today’s society it is hard to wrap our heads around what that perfect happy family was. From the 1950’s America has become more diverse which has caused family life to become different. Normally the nuclear family has a stable marriage, stable income and a great house. Now there is so many complications. There might have been a myth from the 1950’s typical family but from now on in America there will never be a typical family because everyone faces such different atmospheres. The myth of the 1950’s family is dead because there are several factors that have become the norm in today’s society that
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Divorce is and has become a major issue in our society, the reason for that has been attributed to the drastic increase in divorce rates over the years. Divorce often disrupts the flow of the family structure, increases discord, and affects how family issues are handled. Families dealing with divorce are often times in a state of complete confusion and disorder, and filled with frustration, anger, and pain. Power struggles between spouses, which often times spread to the children if there any increase as the addiction worsens. There is a growing concernment among those in different fields like Social Work, Academia, and Mental Health in the United States, other countries, who have taken an interest in how divorce is readjusting
One tough thing about today's American family is divorce. In 1816, one marriage out of one hundred ended in divorce. Then between the years 1869-1888, divorce increased up to one hundred and fifty percent. And the worse, between the years 1960-1980, the divorce rate increased up to two hundred and fifty percent. Divorce rates peaked in 1981 and then started to decline a little during the mid 1980's. However, divorce rates now are as high as they have ever been. Now fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce. There are five reasons for the increase in divorce. The first reason is in modern societies; individual happiness is regarded to be important so when people are unhappy with their marriage, they break-up and split. The second reason is it is easier to get divorced financially. The third reason is that women's economic independence has contributed. The fourth reason is the stigma of divorce has lessened so people are not
Divorce, in history, has always been considered as a deviance of society. However, in the modern world, where people have senses of individualism, divorce has become a phenomenon. There are numerous reasons for divorce, from not knowing each other well enough before marriage, lack of money, long distance relationships, frequent disagreements to partners...
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Until the 1970’s, divorce was considered a taboo; the subject was either completely avoided in discussion or hardly ever brought up at all. Since today divorce is so common, people really seem to hardly ever pay attention to it and consider it a quick fix to a serious problem in their relationship. People are so exposed to the concept of divorce/separation that once they feel dissatisfied...
Relationships are all about give and take, and to maintain that balance people must be willing to do the work. Today dissolution of marriage is being used as the easy way out when couples no longer agree. When couples are incapable of maintaining a happy marriage, a divorce can be agreed upon. Divorce is more common nowadays, making the divorce rate a continual increase. About 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce (Kazdin). In America, there is one divorce every 13 seconds. That’s 6,646 divorces per day, and 46,523 divorce per week (Irvin). The three main causes of divorce is the lack of communication, financial difficulties, and infidelity.