[Dr. Octagon]

There are predominating sociocultural factors which engender an antipathy toward the maintenance of marital commitment.

One such factor is the concrete expectation of custody-advantage in divorce.

[Don Myers]

"There are predominating sociocultural factors which engender an antipathy toward the maintenance of marital commitment. One such factor is the concrete expectation of custody-advantage in divorce."

Another is a complete lack of a morality system in the makeup of the marriage partners.

[joathome]

No fault divorce is much more likely to blame. We had little divorce before WWII, and women most likely got custody back then, too.

In fact, I think our present dating and premarital sex model is to blame. Cultures that practice some type of courtship (no shopping for a wife until ready to commit to marriage), have lower divorce rates. We certainly did until the advent of the car and the social dating scene. Sounds terribly old-fashioned, but it's true.