Sociology- Divorce
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- Created on: 22-06-21 11:34
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- Divorce
- Reasons for increase
- Secularisation
- The church has less influence on people's lives
- Divorce is now loner seen as sinful of frowned upon
- Changing Attitudes and stigma
- Marriage is seen as temporary and not binding
- Mitchell and Goody- note there have been rapid changes since 60s- no more stigma
- Womens increased financial independence
- Women have jobs so no longer rely on men
- and there are now benefits available
- Allan and Crow- the family is not a means for production- so people arent financially obliged
- Women have jobs so no longer rely on men
- Feminist explanations
- Women bear dual burden and triple shift
- Hoschschild- As many women now have a job, they have less time for emotional work. This causes tension in family.
- Bernard- women are dissatisfied with patriachal side of marriage
- Women bear dual burden and triple shift
- Changes in the law
- Equalisation in the law: It is cheaper, and grounds are equalised and widened
- Rising expectations of marriage
- People are falling out of love- marriage should bind to people for ever
- Fletcher- Divorce is ok if this isnt fulfilled.
- People are falling out of love- marriage should bind to people for ever
- Secularisation
- What are the changes?
- Rise in divorce since 1960s
- 35% women petitioned for divorce, compared to 65% now who petition.
- There is also a decrease in marriage.
- Rise in divorce since 1960s
- What do sociolists think is the meaning?
- New right
- Divorce is damaging to society, and undermines nuclear family
- Divorce increases strain on welfare state- more single parents
- Feminists
- Divorce is good- shows women are breaking free from opression
- Postmodernists and individualism
- Individuals have more freedom- this creates greater diversity
- Functionalists
- Divorce isnt a threat to society, it is neither good or bad
- Interactionalists
- the meanings are different for everyone- for some its good and for some its bad
- New right
- Reasons for increase
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