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An 11 page (10 pp. + 1 pg. outline) paper which examines why people of this age group divorce, with the emphasis primarily on the couples, not the children (although the effects on the children are discussed). Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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the U.S. Census Bureau, nine out of every 10 Americans expect to one day marry (Wetzstein, 2002). Once upon a time, couples who married expected to stay married and
live happily ever after as the well-worn clich? goes. For example, out of the couples that got married between the post-World War II years of 1945-1964, 95 percent were
still married five years later (Wetzstein, 2002). Out of those people who got married between the years 1985 and 1989, the statistic of those still married after five years
dropped to 88 percent and have continued to drop steadily ever since (Wetzstein, 2002). What happened? According to Martin et al (2004), "During the last 50 years, modifications
and alterations in marriage and family behavior have redefined the American family" (p. 7). Society, social norms in particular, have been in a period of prolonged transition, which has
resulted in people developing a different concept of marriage (Martin et al, 2004). More couples are living together before marriage, which means that they are older when they walk
down the aisle than their parents and grandparents were. Today, the average age of women who marry is 24.5 years and the average age of men is 26.5 years
(Martin et al, 2004). According to statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, 50 percent of these marriages will end in divorce (Low and Wright, 2005). Because people are
living longer than ever before, it is perhaps no surprise that they are getting married more than once. But what is a surprise is that even though many couples
are living together first and not getting married quite so young, these first marriages are ending in divorce much more quickly, usually when the partners reach their mid-30s. The
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