Soci studies: The decline in marriage

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Smart and Stevens
Found that cohabitation was as an alternative to marriage
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Alan and Crow
Spouses are no longer so dependent on each other economically
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Beck
risk society- less loyalty and commitment demanded by social norms on marriage
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Haskey
Estimated there were 2 million couples living together apart in Britain in 2002
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Fletcher
Higher expectations of marriage may make couples less willing to tolerate an unhappy marriage
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Stonewall
5%-7% of the adult population are in a same sex relationship
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Gibson
Modernity has led to increased individualisation. People now feel that if they are unhappy with their partner they can simple go and find another one
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Western
Same sex couples are more likely to be cohabiting rather in a marriage
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Levin
Living together apart- more people are living separately but are in a relationship together
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Chandler
40% of marriages will end in divorce
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Alan and Crow

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Spouses are no longer so dependent on each other economically

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Beck

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Haskey

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Fletcher

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