1. Woman At Work More than half of all married woman work, giving greater independence to women. Not a blame, but possible reason for increasing number of divorces

2. Families where both sexes work Females do 42.5 hours per week related to child care and household chores Males 26.7 hours Men will agree that chores should be split even…but

3. Healthy adjustment in a marriage depends on three things couples’ need to be compatible images of themselves coincide with each others agree on roles in family

4. External factors cause problems 1. unemployment 2. poor living conditions 3. hobbies 4. lack of communication

5. Divorce brings new roles to person, jobs they haven’t done Stress on friends “Separation Shock” struggle to adjust

6. 30% of children go through divorce by age 8 30% born to single mothers

7. Children don’t understand why it is happening have no control, sometimes take blame Act differently for attention. AGE 12, worst time to go through divorce Children eventually come to grips with the divorce