Marry too young, working class, parents who have divorced, have child before marriage, cohabit first, parents married before, differences in partners (class, ethnicity, religion)
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What is the first explanation of the increase in divorce?
Changes in law - make it easier for couples to divorce
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What are the four laws?
Equalising grounds for divorce, divorce law reform act, reducing the time to petition for a divorce, cheaper to divorce
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Give evaluation for the changes in law of the increase in divorce?
The changes don't explain the why more couples want to go though legal divorce
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What else causes the increase of divorce?
Declining stigma and changing attitudes,overloading marriage, secularisation, high expectations of marriage, women's position, patriarchy, and individualisation,
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What is an overloading marriage?
Family becomes more isolated partners and become more dependant for emotional support
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What do the New Right say is the meaning of a high divorce rate?
Bad - undermines the traditional nuclear family, which creates underclass and child crime (no man), poverty, teen pregnancy and education problems
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What do Functionalists say is the meaning of a high divorce rate?
High rates don't suggest marriage is not popular and there is infant re-marriages after divorce
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Give evaluation for what the Functionalists say for the high divorce rates?
Fail to explain why it is mainly women who seek divorce
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What do Feminists think about the high divorce rates?
Divorce is an indicator that women are breaking free of patriarchal oppression
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What are the 3 alternatives to divorce?
Desertion, legal seperation, and empty shell marriage
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What is the first explanation of the increase in divorce?
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Changes in law - make it easier for couples to divorce
Card 3
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What are the four laws?
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Card 4
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Give evaluation for the changes in law of the increase in divorce?
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