All of the following factors helped to keep divorce rates low throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries EXCEPT ______.
A. the stigma attached to divorce
B. male incarceration rates
C. restrictive laws that only granted divorce in cases of adultery, abuse, or abandonment
D. limited economic opportunities for women
Answer: B
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