General Ironies

Michael Szenberg and Lall Ramrattan

Chapter 6 in Economic Ironies Throughout History, 2014, pp 61-68 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract No one wants to be blamed. In modern society, personal responsibility has been replaced by defensiveness and rationalization. At present, 27 states allow no-fault divorce, introduced in the 1970s, which gives either spouse the right to terminate his or her marriage without providing justification. What follows the no-fault divorce is an epidemic of divorces, reaching a rate of almost 50 percent. At the same time, there are laws that make it difficult for an employer to fire an employee without just cause. While the notion of dismissing an employee at will has been rejected, American society appears to have embraced the idea of discharging a spouse at will.

Keywords: Fall Birth Rate; Chicken Soup; Dress Rehearsal; American Bookseller Association; Aging World Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137450821_6

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