Traditionally, marriage vows have represented pledges of mutual love and enduring commitment. Since the 1960s, however, marital relationships have changed dramatically. In fact, while more than 90 percent of the United States population will marry at least once in their lifetime, the US Census Bureau estimated in 2009 that approximately 40 percent of all first marriages and approximately 60 percent of all second marriages end in divorce. Moreover, while the average first marriage in the United... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2021. 5p.