THE IMPACT OF DIVORCE ON MEN AND WOMEN IN INDIA AND THE UNITED-STATES

Divorced individuals in India and the United States experience similar problems with economic adequacy, social support, and psycholooical we ll-being. Furthermore, the predictors of divorce adjustment are simila r in both societies. However, Indian women experience more problems th an Indian men; they also appear to suffer more hardship than American women. Three factors are responsible for this pattern: Indian women's economic dependence on men, Indian cultural beliefs about women and ma rriage, and the patriarchal organization of the Indian joint family.