Does the decline of extended families help to explain rising divorce rates?

Do you mean that because of the decline of the extended family, there is more divorces. Because when a couple married before, the wife had the support of her in-laws? And now that there may either live far away or they may not get along so there isn't that support. That could be a reason. But I think it is the liberation of women.They can work outside the home, further their education, have more dreams than just being a wife and mother. All of this is great but that may suspend her desire to marry or have children.Or she may not want to marry at all.If a husband and wife have different views of marriage, the marriage will fail. If there isn't any real communication before and during the marriage, the marriage will fail.

I'd put it more toward the fall of the nuclear family. At least stateside divorce is pretty much an industry that puts plenty of money in the pockets of the woman, the lawyers, the family courts, judges, local governments. Also note that little or no support occurs for males going through divorce for superficial or apt reasons (the support is more for females doing it). I'll also note that stateside more and more people (along with government) tend to support single mother families than single father family. Plenty of welfare stipulations, WIC and other stipulations to prove it. I've even seen stories where families hit rock bottom, are refused government support because the husband is still around; and that husband ends up living out of house or seperated to give the family support in that respect. Hopefully that spells out how much stateside fails, at least in this department. For reading maybe try this. http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/10/18/how-the-failures-of-welfare-reform-created-our-lawless-courts-part-one/ http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/10/22/how-the-failures-of-welfare-reform-created-our-lawless-courts-part-two/ http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/10/24/how-the-failures-of-welfare-reform-created-our-lawless-courts-part-three/ Just as samples and there's plenty more on what I've said. Another thing I thought of, I do believe children need both parents. I'll admit I've seen cases to the contrary, but I still believe in a two parent family and a child benefits most from mother and father. Unfortunately it seems like father is being reduced to paycheck that lives out of state.

It's way too easy to get married in this country. So many young couples don't realize that a marriage is going to take some effort sooner or later. So many young people don't realize that what made their partner a great catch in high school doesn't always make a great spouse. A woman's ability to leave her husband when he hits her is also a contributing factor to the divorce rate. Before women could work or own property, the wife was "owned" by the husband, and she had no good way out of an abusive marriage.

well i really do not agree with you.i guess i agree with you partially.nuclear families have undoubtedly taken the place of extended families.its true that previously marrieges in some community of the world was fixed by the parents and where women really could not raise their voice and thus the relationship has to go on by any means.but now a days women also want to live thier life of own.though many a times some of them are neglecting their families which is wrong.independency and being unanswerable to anyone is undoubtedly a big reason for divorcee these days.couples should think a lot before going into marriages and think the maximum before getting into divorce.