HW4.3

Question: "Who is to blame for America's trend toward high divorce rates, starting in the 1970s?"

MARRIED MEN WITH THE "JENNIFER FEVER" AND NO-FAULT DIVORCE LEGISLATORS ARE TO BLAME FOR AMERICA'S HIGH DIVORCE RATES IN THE 1970S.

Married men with the "Jennifer Fever" are to blame for the high divorce rates in America. As these men grow older, the want to find other women that are much younger than him to let them feel younger. The No-Fault Divorce law helps these married men have a divorce easier with their wife and be able to be with younger women, which is a reason why divorce rates increased rapidly during the 1970s.

No-Fault legislators have caused divorce rates to increase in the 1970s. These legislators voted for the No-Fault Divorce law, where men and women are able to have a divorce easily where one of them would need to take responsibility of the divorce. Married couples that wanted to have a divorce would use this law as an advantage to have a divorce, which caused divorce rates to quickly increase.