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Article #67: Divorce Through the Generations

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Why is the UK drawing so much attention? work is a thing of the yester years. In
Divorce rates are high in a few other fact, a jolly old granny, still working
West European nations too. What is and glamorous, may start a new affair at
drawing statisticians down here is the 65. There is much support being offered
rapidly changing demographic contours of on the part of the elderly where their
the nation. The statistics reveal a grandchildren are concerned. More than
people moving through a time of great 75% of grandparents in the UK are in
flux. The very fact that this data is favour of granting visitation rights to
being considered as an important matter them too when their children divorce, and
of study is itself an indication of the are ready to help the grand children tide
opinion of a generation. over the troubled times under their care.
A History of the Relations However, most fight shy of providing
Only 2% of men and women born before 1930 continued financial support to the
cohabited before marriage. By the 1960's, divorced offspring or to grand children.
the number rose to 50%. Around the middle Divorce and the Middle Aged
of the 1980's, the attitude towards If we take the 40 - 55 group as
cohabitation changed massively. This was middle-aged, the ruling trend is divorce,
when we were poised at the brink of the followed by remarriage. People of this
digital age, the concept of retail was age group are at the peak of their
changing, home businesses were beginning career, have children, and are earning
to flourish, and the children were well. They also divorce the least, and
becoming more neglected. Cohabitation was remarry quite often. Child care
previously considered a preamble to tendencies among them are also highest,
marriage. But now cohabitation began to and four out of five divorced mothers
come up as a solution for divorcees to have voiced the opinion that they are
turn over a new leaf, avoiding a second willing to go out for work if they only
brush with marriage. For young people it had access to proper daycare for their
became an alternative to marriage itself. children. Poverty among single parents is
Now there is no doubt that it is a strong a major problem in this sector, and there
trend for long-term partnerships. are couples who are actually dragging on
Divorce, in the meantime, has become with a marriage because they know they
quite commonplace. The divorce rates rose won't be able to give their children all
steadily over the years, before slumping that they need if they separated. The
in 2005, and it is hoped that the slump middle-aged group seems to be having the
will persist. However, this is not a greatest variety of opinions as well, and
result of a sudden spurt of successful survey results are highly uneven,
marriages all over the country. In fact, suggesting that attitudes changed over
the number of marriages solemnised in localities, economies and cultures within
2005, has reached an all-time low when the nation.
compared to the statistics for the past Divorce and the Young
decade. So the best way to avoid getting Young people, 25 - 35, are losing faith
divorced is not to get married at all. in marriage. So divorce is not on the
Divorce and the Elderly horizon. Those who do get married early
It is stunning but true, divorce rates are splitting soon. Divorce rates have
among the sixty plus group have been on been the highest among the 25 -29 group
the rise for the past few years. More 55+ for five years now.
men and women are also getting married Divorce and Children
than ever before. The concept of the old They are the worst-hit, and most
man in 'slippers and pantaloons', shaking neglected, despite all the awareness
a disapproving finger at young women who campaigns and support groups. Divorce,
leave their husbands, get a divorce, and for them, is only pain and confusion from
then leave the child at home to go to the unfair world of adults.






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