Why divorce is so common these days (Page 3)

Divorce as a social problem has affected families in both developed and undeveloped countries of the world. Communities are fully in support of marriage and most people are expected to marry once they reach a certain age. But many of today's marriages unfortunately end in divorce.

People of all social class worldwide have experienced this social problem of divorce even after they have undertaken traditional, and court marriages.

People in our communities believed that married coupled were bound to be faithfully and loyal to their spouses. Since marriage was regarded as a life time commitment.

Besides poverty for a proportion of women, there is often a loss of social support, Elder women and those with little professional

Over the years it is believed that the trauma experienced by children at the time of parental divorce is widespread. The children of unhappy parent have higher heart diseases during playful interactions. The reduction in financial resources so often follows divorce and is a root cause of children's problems.

In the case of divorce, when children are poor, they experience many problems in their likes. This is because divorce is not a single event but a series of transitions.

The custodial parents of a divorced marriage usually have difficulty in making ends meet and may work long hours. When they return home the may be too tired and usually have less time to devote to the children. As a result, children of divorced parent who are poor may receive less attention, guidance, supervision, encouragement and affection than other children. Moreover, their education is affected.

One outstanding problem of divorce on children is that of disposition a child who is brought up in a single or one-parent family is likely to suffer from lack of parental love, guidance and protection.