Changes Over the Past Century+ 。Divorce Used to be legally difficult and uncommon ·Is now easy and common Most couples had a sexual division of labor Husband worked outside the home for income Wife ran the household Most adults were part of a husband-wife couple,now about half Almost all children were born in wedlock 1940 U.S.Illegitimacy rate about 4% ·1999ab0ut33% Changes Over the Past Century+ • Divorce • Used to be legally difficult and uncommon • Is now easy and common • Most couples had a sexual division of labor • Husband worked outside the home for income • Wife ran the household • Most adults were part of a husband-wife couple, now about half • Almost all children were born in wedlock • 1940 U.S. Illegitimacy rate about 4% • 1999 about 33%