Births outside marriage
- Created by: Rachel Hedger
- Created on: 13-10-13 16:12
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- Births outside marriage
- New Right
- 1/3 babies is now born outside marriage
- Media Moral Panics
- Focused on the UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe
- In England and Wales in 2003 there were 34 138 pregnancies in the 16-17 age group
- Focused on the UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Europe
- The under-16 conception rate has fallen considerably compared to the 1960s
- Fallen slightly over the last ten years to approx. 8 per 1000 girls
- Only 3% of unmarried mothers are teenagers
- 4/5 births outside marriage are registered to both parents
- 3/4 of these live at the same adress
- Most births outside marriage are to cohabiting couples
- A significant number of marriages end in the first years of having a child, which suggests it is not always the stable institution for children that the New Right claim
- New Right
- 1/3 babies is now born outside marriage
- New Right
- A significant number of marriages end in the first years of having a child, which suggests it is not always the stable institution for children that the New Right claim
- New Right
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