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The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structure of familiesin Britain.
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The biggest change has been caused by divorce.
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As many as 2 out of 3 marriagesnow end in divorce, leading to a situation where many children live with one parent andonly see the other at weekends or holidays.
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The large rise in divorces has meant manywomen need to work to support themselves and their children.
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Even where there is nodivorce,many families need both parents to work in order to survive.There has also been a sharp increase in the number of single mothers,particularlyamong teenagers.
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Some people have blamed this increase for the rise in crime.
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Theyfeel the lack of a male role model has damaged these children in society.
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However,these changes have not had a totally negative effect.
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For women,it is now much easierto have a career and good salary.
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