Suggest three reasons for the increase in the divorce rate" (6 mark) * The first significant cause of recent rise in the rates of divorce is that women have a change in roles. In the past, men have to earn whole money to afford the expense of family, whereas woman only do housework and care for the children, hence women have no money leading to depend on husbands’ money. Because of these situations, it is too difficult for most women to separate from their husbands. However, these situations are increasingly changing nowadays. The equality between men and women in roles are very clear at the moment, consequently women can work to earn money, while men share the household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, washing as well as caring for children. Although is still seen that woman do primarily take charge of these tasks on top of work. It can be clearly seen that women are independent from money as they can earn money by themselves to support their living cost. Accordingly, the divorce rates recently rise. * Another cause to inform the recent incline in divorce rates is global secularization. Secularisation is the declining influence religion has on society. This has led to marriages becoming less sacred and important. This means that divorces are more widely accepted, explaining the rise in rates. * Finally, divorce has become much more socially acceptable, there is less stigma surrounding it. This makes divorces less of a “big deal”, for example whereas previously divorce might have hindered a career due to public outrage, that is no longer a