allan and crow explain the increase in lone parenthood in terms 2 factors: increase in marital breakdown. rise in births to unmarried mothers, they believe this is accepted due to diversity and choice in family life.
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david morgan sees changing relationships between men and women as important
with greater equality between the sexes making it more feasible for women to bring up children on their own
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changing attitudes and lone parenthood?
evidence from the British social attitudes survey shows that there have been significant changes in attitudes. in 1989 70% of respondents said that couples who wanted children should marry but in 2012 just 42% thought this.
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david morgan and burghes and brown
morgan notes that much less stigma is now attached to illegitimacy. however burghers and brown suggest lone parents do not regard the situation as ideal and the british social attitudes survey found there is still disapproval of teen pregnancies
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dependency culture
charles murray- increase in lone parenthood is a result of an over generous welfare system which makes it possible for lone parents to live on benefits with housing provided by the state. he sees lone parent families as being apart of underclass
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effects of lone parenthood?
greater chance of living in poverty, children doing less well in education, children being more likely to become delinquent or to use drugs
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however are sophisticated research suggests:
negative effects are more the result of low income than than the lack of two parents. search in 2005 by nick spencer found that material deprivation was very largely responsible for the reduced life chances of children of lone parents .
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Card 2
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demo graphic causes of lone parenthood
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allan and crow explain the increase in lone parenthood in terms 2 factors: increase in marital breakdown. rise in births to unmarried mothers, they believe this is accepted due to diversity and choice in family life.
Card 3
Front
david morgan sees changing relationships between men and women as important
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