Explanations for increase in divorce
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- Created on: 01-04-16 15:26
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- Explanations for increase in divorce
- 1.Changes in the law
- Divorce now made easier
- Grounds for divorce now widened
- Divorce now cheaper
- Equalising the grounds for divorce for both sexes
- 2. Declining stigma and changing attitudes
- Couples more willing to resort to divorce to solve marital issues
- Past, divorce was shameful, now simply regarded as misfortune
- Goody and Mitchell (1997) note that an important change since the 60s has been the decline in stigma attached to divorce
- 3.Secularisation
- Rapid decline in the influence of religion on society
- Nowadays people are not as likely to be influenced by the church when making decisions
- Churches have now softened their views on divorce because they fear losing credibility
- 4. Rising expectations of marriage
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- 1.Changes in the law
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