Remarriage, growth of reconstituted, stepfamiles
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- Remarriage, growth of reconstituted family
- WHAT?
- Third of marriages involve a remarriage- Increase in divorce rate
- Increased in serial monogamy
- More divorced men remarry than divorced women
- Reflecting a women's greater dissattisfaction
- Step fathers more common then step mothers- Children remain with mother
- Office for National statistics- Half a million stepfamilies with dependent children
- Third of marriages involve a remarriage- Increase in divorce rate
- LIFE IN STEP-FAMILIES:
- Allan et al. (2011)- SF can be complex- Sense of unity with 2 natural parents- Not evident in SF
- Depending on age, children may be less willing to accept control& discipline
- Divisions between children
- Allan et al. (2011)- SF can be complex- Sense of unity with 2 natural parents- Not evident in SF
- WHAT?
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