Changes in the family

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  • Changes in the family
    • Rise in Cohabitation
      • Reason:Less people practice religion
      • People opt for civil partnerships
      • Rise in divorce, people may not want to remarry with new partners
      • Rise in same sex couples. Until recently couldnt marry.
      • People live together first as a trial before marriage
    • Rise in Lone Parents
      • Change in laws made it easier for people, especially women to get divorced
      • Rise in teenage pregnancies
      • Availability of IVF and sperm banks allow women to go it alone
    • Rise in Same Sex Families
      • Change in social attitudes
      • Introduction of civil partnerships
      • Change in the law meaning gay couples can adopt
    • Smaller households
      • Women live longer than men
      • Women choose careers over marriage
      • Increase in infertility
      • Children live longer so people dont have lots

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