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This 9 page paper discusses some of the causes of divorce, and argues that a "culture of divorce," coupled with a lack of respect for marriage and the diminished influence of the church all contribute to the rising divorce rate. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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involved in it. However, sociological theories abound to account for the soaring divorce rate. This paper takes as its thesis the assertion that cultural tolerance for divorce (or alternatively, a
lack of support for marriage), as well as a fading of respect for religion, have exacerbated the problem of divorce. Discussion Our thesis is going to consider three separate ideas:
that there is cultural tolerance for divorce; that there is a lack of support for marriage (which is not the same thing); and that religion is less important to many
people than it used to be, and so religious authority forbidding divorce is no longer influential. Since we are considering culture and how it shapes our thinking on divorce, we
turn first to an example from another culture, Hong Kong. Women in Hong Kong today are struggling between two cultures-the traditional Chinese culture imbued with the teachings of Confucius and
the liberalized culture of the West (Kung, Hung and Chan). The Western influence suggests to the women of Hong Kong that it is acceptable from them to leave unhappy marriages,
while the traditions of China tend to protect traditional marriage and keep couples together, no matter whether or not the union is working (Kung, Hung and Chan). They are thus
caught in the middle, though the authors point out that there are many tensions in Western marriages as well (Kung, Hung and Chan). In Hong Kong, formal and informal social
pressures, along with pressures from extended families tend to work together to reinforce the status quo (Kung, Hung and Chan). The pressure exerted by the families to block divorce proceedings
is enormous and plays a large part in Hong Kong culture (Kung, Hung and Chan). While formal social sanction against divorce is important, it appears to be informal social sanction
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