Divorce is a sign of social progress?

Question

do you think so ?
why?
thanks

Answer 1

Yes and No.

On one hand, the country of Sweden would exemplify the argument that divorce is a sign of progress. Sweden has very high divorce rates , driven chiefly by the fact that everyone is very educated and thus likely to be able to become employed and pay their own way. When you can self-sustain financially, you don't need a significant other.

On the other hand, if from a sociological perspective marriage has the function of insitutionalizing strong interpersonal relationships, then divorce is clearly a breakdown in that function. Also, from an economic perspective there are incremental costs associated with divorce that need to paid by each of the parties (lawyers fees, alimony), whereas marriage usually allows the consolidation of costs.

Answer 2

No, divorce is not at all a sign of social progress but it depends on the conditions u have. Social progress is not counted upon the divorce, may be in some others view but not me.

Answer 3

I think the idea of marriage is changing in our society. It isn't a natural phenomenon...humans invented it and created the rules around it to suit society's needs...but the needs are changing and the ideas around marriage must change with it (marriage isn't the only thing changing btw).
Long ago people went around with the soul purpose of populating the earth with as many babies as possible as fast as possible...there was more tribal thinking...brothers would share wives, etc. No one would ever be sure who's child was who's and that way they all took care of all the kids. If one adult male died there were other to care for the tribe, the whole family would not be lost.
Today the stigma of not being married by the time you are 30 is fading because not having kids isn't the end of the world. We have plenty of people on this planet! Women don't need to be married to survive...they can support themselves, which leaves men trying to find their place in the world, maintain their masculinity but not be a chauvinist.
It's a rough world for both sexes right now.
Inter-race and religion marriage is more acceptable and hopefully one day the homo-phobes will let everyone be committed to whoever they choose.
The nuclear family isn't even the norm these days.
Progress is just change and marriages are changing...divorce rates are only one aspect of the change. Gender roles are changing.
The idea of having only one partner forever is a human-made idea...there are no logical reasons supporting it as "natural" it works for some but it might not for others...and that's just fine by me. Some people need the stability and others crave change.

Answer 4

Increasing divorce rates IS a sign that society is progressing.

As long as women are stigmatised and have no means of supporting themselves economically, the lesser evil might be for them to stay in a marriage where at least they will enjoy acceptance by society and basic amenties (food and shelter)

That threshold of tolerance has dropped dramatically in the recent centuries where women are encouraged to higher education and high-powered careers. The need for a man to provide no longer exist. That is one less factor preserving marriages.

Still, better education, better career opportunities, better social status in society (without a man) Sounds like progress to me!

Answer 5

The opposite. It's a sign of a decaying society...one that has been corrupted and infected by liberalism (the disorder by which life's responsibilities are shunned in favor of convenient ways out of committments and doing what feels good as a philosophy of life).

Answer 6

Yes, I definitely think so. Change is inevitable and two people that get married in their early twenties that do not change together and accept those changes are vastly different when they get to their thirties, forties or fifties. In the past, our society has preached staying together for the long haul, sticking it out until one of your dies because of the whole death til you part speech. But now with women's movements and people realizing they are not going to stay in something that doesn't make them happy has shown that "societal pressure" may not be so strong anymore and people are more willing to accept change and work with it rather than against it.

Answer 7

I believe it is! Because it frees people from a bond that makes them suffer. Therefore, helps them to find the way to serenity and the freedom to manage their life in a more satisfactory way. I can understand people who are divorced because their spouse left and made their life difficult, but I wonder if it is correct to hold somebody imprisoned in a relationship that does not work, in a relationship that makes one (and consequently, two) unhappy. A society of unhappy, not free to choose their life, people, is a society that doesnt work.

Answer 8

No. It's a sign of people not being able to get along with eachother. This is not a good thing!

Answer 9

well i think it is.imagine all those women long ago that were abused and they couldn't get a divorce because it was against the law!maybe we should be more careful of whom we marry but we are people after all and we make mistakes.it's ok to get a divorce,it doesn't leave us behind.there are more important stuff that can stop us from moving on like greed and arrogance

Answer 10

It is a sign of two people giving up on each other.