Lesson 29: Divorce and Remarriage

Attention

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:

• Discuss the interplay of the different developmental clocks when it comes to marriage, family, and divorce.

Teaching

Marriage, Family, Divorce, and the Life Cycle

What a title for this section!

The text does an excellent job of exploring each of these issues (although not all together like I am doing!)

In these areas of our lives we see an intermingling of the various Developmental Clocks. We may consider our Psychological Clock in terms of our readiness to be married, have children, etc. We may also be aware of our Social Clock when we are single and wanting to be in a relationship or to have children. We may also experience our Biological Clock when considering when to have children and in the approaching stage of midlife that makes us take a serious look at the relationships we are currently in!

Assessment

Possible Class Discussion

Consider the "ideal" time to get married, or have kids, or get divorced, or get remarried...how do the various developmental clocks interact? How has the historical clock played a role in this?