TRENDS IN DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE AROUND THE WORLD

Authors
LESTER D
Citation
D. Lester, TRENDS IN DIVORCE AND MARRIAGE AROUND THE WORLD, Journal of divorce & remarriage, 25(1-2), 1996, pp. 169-171
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies
Journal title
Journal of divorce & remarriage → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502556
Volume
25
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
169 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2556(1996)25:1-2<169:TIDAMA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A study of 27 nations indicated that divorce rates rose in 25 of the n ations from 1950 to 1985 while marriage rates declined in 22 of the na tions. Nations with higher divorce rates in 1950 had steeper increases in the divorce rate subsequently, supporting a critical-mass hypothes is.