divorce and marital breakdown2

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Created on: 19-06-17 22:14

colin gibson

links increased marital breakdown to modernity. he argues that individual completion and a free market economy have placed increased emphasis on individualism.

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divorce is more socially acceptable. survey found 82% of people in britain disagreed that married couples should stay together even if they didn't get along. gibson believes that secularisation has loosened the rigid morality-making divorce wrong

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gibson also argues that society lacks shared values which may operate to stabilise marriage.

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divorces has become a more affordable proportion as a result of changes in laws which affect the cost of getting a divorce or provide support for those who have been divorced:

in 1949 the legal aid and advice act provided for free advice for those who could not afford a solicitor

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the child support pensions and social security act?

laid down fixed contributions that absent parents had to pay for their children making it easier for parents to retain some economic security after divorce.

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divorces has become a more affordable proportion as a result of changes in laws which affect the cost of getting a divorce or provide support for those who have been divorced:

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the child support pensions and social security act?

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