Divorce: Why are fewer marriages ending? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

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Divorce rates have been steadily falling in many western countries over the last few decades, but are rising in other parts of the world. Today we look at why divorce rates are changing and what it says about our attitudes towards relationships. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM On The Global Story podcast, Lucy Hockings speaks with broadcaster and divorce mediator Joanna Gosling, and Doctor Marina Adshade, a professor at the Vancouver School of Economics. 00:00 Introduction 01:45 The economics of divorce 02:37 Why divorce rates are declining in the West 03:53 State involvement in divorces and marriages 04:36 Divorce rates rising in India 05:23 'I don't see divorce as a bad thing' 06:32 Is there still a shame around divorce? 07:06 Impact of people getting married later 08:02 Are we seeing more women initiating divorce around the world? 08:40 The issues causing people to divorce 10:01 Problems from financial entanglement 10:36 Pre-nuptial agreements 11:19 Factors that increase likelihood of divorce 12:32 Impact of divorce on children 13:13 Conscious uncoupling 14:11 Celebrity divorces 14:35 Liberating for women? 15:02 Advice to anyone considering divorce Watch more episodes of The Global Story here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dvK8UQS79GwGLDl94Z3gkt You can listen to more episodes of The Global Story here. Making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, Monday to Friday, from the BBC 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvsd/episodes/downloads ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #Divorce #Marriage