divorce

Is Parental Divorce the Hallmark of the Gen X Experience?

As 90s nostalgia gets mined for commercial benefit, a researcher looks at the centrality of divorce in the cultural expressions of Gen X. 

Why the Royal Family Used to Forbid Marriage After Divorce

Until 2002, the Church of England, of which the monarch is the head, would not recognize the marriage of any divorced person whose ex-spouse was still living.

Census Bureau’s Plan to Cut Marriage and Divorce Questions Has Academics Up in Arms

If the Census Bureau proceeds with a recently released plan, then in a few years’ time, we will know very little about how the contours of family life are changing.

The Real Reason Richer People Marry

by Andrew Cherlin

Social class differences in marriage have been tied to the extent of income inequality among white Americans for at least 130 years.

The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On

The high divorce rate of the late 1970s and early 1980s is starting to look like a historical anomaly, not a trend.

Divorce Recession Drop Rebound

by Philip N. Cohen

After bottoming out in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, divorces are on the uptick again.