RE - Flashcards in GCSE Religious Studies

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Created on: 23-02-14 19:07

How attitudes to marriage have changed

Incr availability of contraception made it safer to have sex without getting pregnant//Christianity lost it's influence against pre-mart. sex//increased media of influential celebrities making cohab. acceptable//presentation on film and tv of sex out

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How attitudes to divorce have changed

In 1969 laws were made making divorce cheaper and easier//women no longer accept unequal rights//women are more independant and no longer depend on their husbands for financial support//marriages last longer as women no longer die in childbirth

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How attitudes to family life have changed

There are now many more families where the parents are not married//incr in divorce has led to incr in re-marriage and re-constitued families//extended families looking after children more commonly as parents are both working//there are many more sin

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How attitudes to homosexuality have changed

Law changes make it easier to be openly gay//med. research shows it is genetic and 5% of pop. is gay//increased openness of homo. celebrities made it more acceptable//orgs. such as Stonewall changed peoples attit. to be more accepting of eq rights fo

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Changing attitudes

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