HW4.4

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

MARRIED MEN WITH THE "JENNIFER FEVER", NO-FAULT DIVORCE LEGISLATORS, AND POPULAR TV SHOWS 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. ”In previous eras, these younger women would have married middle-or lower-class men of roughly their own age and started families, they now became prey for the middle-aged wealthy men with ‘Jennifer Fever.’” (Schweikart) Many middle-aged men with “Jennifer Fever” grow old and find younger women to satisfy them. They divorce with their wife to live with the younger woman, causing divorce rates to increase during the 1970s.

No-Fault legislators have caused divorce rates to increase in the 1970s by voting for the No-Fault Divorce law, where men and women could have a divorce easily where both didn’t need to take responsibility. “Instead, if both parties agreed that they had irreconcilable differences, they simply had obtained an inexpensive no-fault divorce.” (Schweikart) Married couples can easily divorce; causing divorce rates to quickly increase after the law was passed.

Popular TV shows from the 1970s caused divorce rates to increase. In “All in the Family,” Archie strongly opposed his daughter to go to work. Many wives have wanted to go to work, just like men. Some married couples divorced from being unable to get to a resolution, getting into a no-fault divorce.