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Divorce is an epidemic that draws no boundaries between any particular race, ethnicity, or class.  

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Divorce is an epidemic that draws no boundaries between any particular race, ethnicity, or class. Although there is no group exempt from the possibility and reality of divorce, there are certain noticeable trends among specific groups and classifications of people whom are directly affected by divorced. Statistics show that twenty-five percent of all married couples whose ages range from eighteen to forty will experience the devastating reality of divorce (Wallerstein 295). Although a shocking statistic, the divorcees are not the only ones affected by the tragic outcome of these marriages. Not surprisingly, the above statistic goes hand-in-hand with another outstanding statistic that at least one million children each year will experience the difficulty and stress of such a severed marriage between his/her parents (Lengua et al). This outstanding realization of the devalued outlook on marriage has been a progressive plague to our entire world, as shown by the one...

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