Why do men and women get divorced?

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Why do men and women get divorced?

Aims and Understanding:

Hypothesis: People do not have as much interest nowadays as they had before about marriage and family as societies’ norms and values have gone about a sea change.

I am interested in this topic because I feel that I have a lot of opinions and arguments to give towards it also to see how society norms and values have changed.

Aim: To see why and what has changed the western worlds views and attitudes that have contributed to the sharp rise in the rate of divorce over the last 40 years.

My 3 research questions are:

  • Has the divorce rates risen in the past 40 years? If so why?
  • What are the effects of divorce?
  • Has the role of women changed dramatically?

I will carry out my research through past statistics e.g. graphs, tables and a questionnaire based upon men/women in their 18 – 55 on their views on feminists rights. Doing this I hope to gain a better insight into the men and women dynamics that will support my hypothesis.

Methodology:

In order to get clear facts and figures of the changing trend in the break of marriage leading up to divorce by gathering information from past statistics for the divorce rates over the past 40 years, I will be looking into compelling factors preventing men and women wanting to get married and the evolved role of women in the society.

The methods employed;-

  • I will be using the national statistics website for official statistics which will be used to collect data that will provide us with an objective measure of the social facts on the rate of divorces occurring within the last 40 years.
  • Another method of research will be carrying out a survey by distributing 2 questionnaires to men and women on women rights in the changing society and the effects on divorce. The first questionnaire will be given to 10 men and women within the age group of 18 – 55 to gain a balanced view. The second questionnaire will be based upon 10 divorced parents and 10 children and their experiences with divorce and how it changed them.

The strengths gained using the methods employed above is an authentic website providing an objective measure of social facts and for the second method of questionnaires provide feedback from a wide age group giving insight into the reasons that effect them which is leading to divorce and the effects on lives after divorce.

The weakness in the first method is limited because it’s a national website rather than international. For the second method that the feedback gained could be biased because of culture, age group, social stratus.

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The ethical concern that I have to be political sensitive to the culturally diverse group of people I interview.

The types of questions I will ask in my first questionnaire:

  • In your family who does the housework (cleaning, ironing, cooking)?
  • In general who takes care of the children?
  • Do you work?
  • Does your partner work?
  • How do you feel about women rights and their equality?
  • Do you think the women rights have changed your lifestyle? If so how does it?

The types of questions I will ask in my second questionnaire:

  • Have you been ...

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