Augusta Georgia Military Divorce Attorney – Studies: Americans Ambivalent About Divorce, Less Likely to have one in MLB City

Augusta Georgia Military Divorce Attorney – Studies: Americans Ambivalent About Divorce, Less Likely to have one in MLB City

Monday, April 27, 2009 at 04:19 PM

Although it would appear that divorce rates have been on the upswing for a number of decades, a new study finds that Americans’ attitudes toward divorce have grown to ambivalence rather than acceptance.

The findings, which appears in the Journal of Marriage and Family, finds that critical depictions of divorce were less common in the 20th century, but they were not necessarily replaced with more positive ones.

Instead, the study finds, the debate on if divorce was good or bad seemed to disappear, showing a more ambivalent attitude among Americans.

Another recent study has found that living in a city with a Major League Baseball team may reduce the chances of getting a divorce.

According to a report from BusinessWeek, research from the University of Denver found that cities with baseball teams had a 28 percent lower divorce rate than those who wanted a team.

Howard Markman, director of the school’s Center for Marital and Family Studies told the magazine that one of the theories behind the divorce rate change is the fun of watching a ballgame.

“Going to a baseball game and not talking about relationship issues, but rather having fun and talking as friends is one of the ways to protect and preserve love,” Markman told the news provider.

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