Current Trends in Marriage and Divorce among American Women

Norton, Arthur J.; Moorman, Jeanne E.

doi:10.2307/352664

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“…For example, about 55% of white women entering into their first marriage may be expected to separate from their husband (Bumpass 1990;Norton & Moorman 1987). That about 44% of the separated white women may attempt a reconciliation suggests that for every 100 white women who marry for the first time about 24 will experience a separation and reconciliation (0.55,0.44) and about 31 (0.55,0.56) will become separated and not attempt a reconciliation.…”

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“…By weighting the data the percentages shown in Table 1 are representative of the United States population. The tabulations of reconciliation are done separately by sociodemographic variables that previous researchers suggest may be related to marital dissolution, marital experiences, or the success of an attempted reconciliation (Lehrer & Chiswick 1993;Martin & Bumpass 1989;Norton & Moorman 1987;South & Spitze 1986;Teachman 1986;Wineberg 1994). These variables are: age at first separation, parity at first separation, duration between marriage and first separation, age at first marriage, education, premarital fertility, frequency of religious attendance, religion difference between spouses, age difference between spouses, cohabitation experience with spouse, marital history of spouse, and whether or not either spouse changed religion after marrying.…”

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The resolutions of separation: Are marital reconciliations attempted?

Wineberg

1996

Popul Res Policy Rev

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This study, using 1987-88 National Survey of Families and Households data, has examined the prevalence and characteristics of ever-separated white women who attempt a marital reconciliation. Marital reconciliations are quite common as 44% of the separated women attempt a reconciliation. There is some support for the thesis that those with the fewest resources and greatest reliance on the relationship are the most likely to attempt a reconciliation. In comparing these findings with previous research on the marital dissolution process, there is little consistency in the relationship that the sociodemographic variables have with attempting a reconciliation and with the success of an attempted reconciliation. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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The resolutions of separation: Are marital reconciliations attempted?

Wineberg

1996

Popul Res Policy Rev

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“…Divorce is common, and rates of divorce throughout the Western world have been increasing over the past 30 years. For example, more than 50% of new marriages in the United States and 43% of marriages in Australia end in divorce (Glick, 1989;McDonald, 1995;Norton & Moorman, 1987). The majority of individuals who divorce subsequently remarry, and in most Western countries, at least half of these remarriages also end in divorce (Glick, 1989;McDonald, 1995).…”

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Parental divorce and premarital couple communication.

Sanders¹,

Halford²,

Behrens³

1999

Journal of Family Psychology

101

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On the basis of a social learning analysis, it was hypothesized that a history of parental divorce would predispose partners to difficulties in managing conflict. Ninetythree engaged couples were videotaped while they discussed two areas of conflict. Each partner then completed a video-mediated recall procedure, an assessment of cognition during the interactions, which was then coded and analyzed. As predicted, couples in which the woman's parents had divorced showed more negative communication and cognitions during conflict discussions than did couples in which neither partner's parents had divorced. Contrary to predictions, couples in which the man's parents had divorced did not differ from couples in which neither partner's parents had divorced. The current research shows that, at least for women, a history of parental divorce is associated with more negative couple communication before marriage.

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“…rather than older, couples (Michael, 1978;Norton & Moorman, 1987;Sweet & Bumpass 1987). More specifically, marriage before the age of 20 increases the likelihood of divorce (Raschke, 1987;Sweet & Bumpass, 1987).…”

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Parishioner Attitudes Toward the Divorced/Separated: Awareness Seminars As Counseling Interventions

Smith

Smith²

2000

Counseling and Values

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In an effort to create a greater awareness among parishioners regarding problems associated with divorce/separation, this study used a 6-stage social construction approach to counseling: ( I ) the fatnily meaning system, (2) proposing the notion of a socially constructed family meaning system, (3) learning the family meaning system, (4) challenging the family meaning system, (5) amplihing the family meaning system, and (6) stabilizing the new family meaning system. The goal ofthis article is to sensitize readers to the needs and dynamics of the population represented in this study; to further understand spiritual, ethical, and religious implications of parishioners' attitudes toward the divorced and separated; and to discuss implications for counseling.

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Current Trends in Marriage and Divorce among American Women

Cited by 109 publications

References 7 publications

The resolutions of separation: Are marital reconciliations attempted?

The resolutions of separation: Are marital reconciliations attempted?

Parental divorce and premarital couple communication.

Parishioner Attitudes Toward the Divorced/Separated: Awareness Seminars As Counseling Interventions

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