what are the reasons for the increase in cohabitation/fall in marriage
changing women's position, secularisation, less stigma, change in attitudes, fear of divorce
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what are the reasons for the increase in divorce?
secularisation, decline in stigma, changing attitudes, changing women's positions, longer life expectancy, divorce legislation, welfare benefits, privatisation of the family
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why does changing women's position impact the family
women's main focus is no longer to get married, they no longer have to rely on husbands for finance, they are no longer seen as strange for not marrying
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why do changing social attitudes impact the family
no longer strict norms about getting married, fewer people have traditional religious beliefs, divorce is now accepted in society
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why does secularisation impact the family?
fewer people are religious today meaning there are less traditional norms to have a lifelong marriage
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why does a decline in stigma impact the family?
people no longer get judged for not marrying, cohabiting or getting divorced, cohabitation is seen as sensible and like a trial marriage
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how does a fear of divorce affect marriage and cohabitation levels?
fewer people get married because they are aware there are more risks causing them to fear divorce which has risen and is more easy to access
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how does changes to legislation affect divorce levels?
divorce reform act 1970 has increased divorces making it easy to access, no longer having to prove a marital offence and can live apart to prove the end of their relationship
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how has rising expectations of marriage affected divorce levels
it has increased them because people expect more from their marriage and arent willing to stay in a relationship they are happy in, women have higher expectations of marriage, the medias influence has caused expectations to rise
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how has welfare benefits affected divorce levels?
they have increased because women no longer have to worry about relying on a husband for financial stability
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how does longer life expectancy affect divorce levels?
people are living longer meaning there is more time for people to be unhappy in their marriage causing more divorces
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how has the privatisation of the nuclear family affected divorce levels?
family issues are seen as private making it hard for families to access support causing more divorces
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what is the new right view of changing family patterns
divorce and cohabitation is an issue for society because it leads to illegitemacy and welfare dependency and the ideal family has married partners for stability
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what is the feminist view of changing family patterns
increases of divorce and a decline in marriage shows how women are acheiving their independence and equality but cohabitation still allows them to live in patriarchy
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what is the postmodernist view of changing family patterns
the fall in marriage and increase in divorce/cohabitation shows how traditional norms have weakened and we have more options and choice
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what are the reasons for the increase in divorce?
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secularisation, decline in stigma, changing attitudes, changing women's positions, longer life expectancy, divorce legislation, welfare benefits, privatisation of the family
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why does changing women's position impact the family
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why do changing social attitudes impact the family
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