Divorce and social change
- Created by: annagaskell
- Created on: 16-02-19 15:02
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- Divorce and social change
- declining stigma
- used to be socially unacceptable
- people stayed in empty shell marriages to avoid dissaproval
- divorce now socially acceptable
- if people are unhappy they will leave
- secularisation
- religion loosing its influence
- people less likely to be influenced by religion when making such decision
- softened its views towards divorce
- rising expectations and individualism
- marriage never used to be a choice, more financial arrangement
- no marriage is a choice, people seek personal fulfilment
- if theyre not fulfilled more likely to divorce
- changes in the position of women
- women have better paid jobbs
- sex discrimination act and equal pay
- don't need to be financially dependant on men
- women have better paid jobbs
- declining stigma
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