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  • Created on: 23-05-18 09:33
what has happened to divorce?
there is an increase as more women are being employed and are indapendant
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but why?
chandler says that 7 out of 10 marriages that end come from women
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non theoretical reason:why has changes in the law impacted divorce?
making divorce cheaper and widening the grounds for divorce
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non theoretical reason: why has decline in stigma impacted divorce?
stigma refers to negative label, stigma has declined so today divorce is not seen as shameful
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non theoretical reason: why has secularisation impacted on divorce?
church attendance has declined and many churches have soften their views on divorce
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non theoretical reason: why has rising expectations of marriage impacted on divorce?
today people are less likely to tolerate an unhappy marriage and the cause of divorces is getting married to young
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non theoretical reason: how has changes in the position of women impacted divorce?
women are becoming financially independent as they are in payed work
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theoretical reason: what is the feminist explanation for increase in divorce?
the dual burden, triple shift, patrichal
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what is the dual burden in the feminist explanation?
take on paid work and perform domestic labour, which leads to conflict between husband and wife so their will be divorce
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what is the triple shift in the feminist explanation?
argue that marriage remains patriarchal, with men benefiting from their wives
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what is patriachy in the feminist explanation?
rising divorce rate and that most petitions come from women, as evidence of their growing acceptance
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theoretical reason: how has modernity impacted on divorce?
women are now expected to work so it means they are becoming more independent
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