Changing Family Patterns - Divorce
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- Created on: 10-05-18 10:16
Divorce
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Since 1960s divorce has increased, peaked in 1993, slight decrease since 2010.
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About 7 in 10 petitions (requests) –for divorce are from women.
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Working class - higher rate of divorce than middle class.
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Asian couples - lower rate than white couples.
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More like to divorce- those who have a child and/or cohabit before marriage, those who marry young/a partner from a different class, ethnicity or religion.
Reasons for the trends
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Declining stigma and changing attitudes: more socially acceptable.
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Secularisation: decline of religion in society- less religious opposition.
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Rising expectations of marriage: marry for love now, not money- leave if love goes.
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Changes in the position of women: working, so can support themselves if they get divorced.
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Changes in the law: now cheaper - couples get legal aid. 1923 - grounds equalised between men & women.…
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