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Preferred term
divorce
Definition
- Divorce, or the legal dissolution of marriage, is a common occurrence that affects millions of individuals and families throughout the world. The divorce rate in the United States and in much of the Western world is higher than it has ever been. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Divorce]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/divorce
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