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Raise the Kids Then Get Divorced Trend
New York columnist Kay Bartlett cites a shift in divorce patterns among forty to fiftysomethings. Dr. Alfred Messer cites rising rates in 1968 and attributes them to affluence liberal attitudes and the century of the child. He notes the role of pregnancy in marriages and the impact of child-centered life on marital strain.
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Kay Bartlett
New York
Jim
Martha
PTA
Alfred A. Messer
Emory University
Mental Hygiene
Messer