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Family Patterns & Demography Flashcards

1
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3 reasons for the increase in divorce rate

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  • changes in the law (Divorce Reform Act 1969, Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020).
  • 2nd wave feminism (increased financial independence means they no longer need to stay in empty shell marriages).
  • secularisation and confluent love.
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Divorce rate of opposite sex couples in the 50s

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2.8

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Divorce rate of opposite sex couples now

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8.9

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Define ‘divorce rate’

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The number of divorces per 100 married people per year

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What did the Divorce Reform Act 1969 do?

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Changed the grounds of divorce to include ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’.

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What did the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 do?

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Allowed couples to file for divorce without reason or blame, creating a safer environment for children.

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3 reasons for the decrease in marriage rates.

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  • confluent love and secularisation.
  • priority shift, genderquake
  • cost of weddings and fear of divorce
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Define ‘marriage rate’

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Number if people marrying per 1000 unmarried people over the age of 16 per year.

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What has happened to marriage rates since the 50s?

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Decreased by three times for both men and women.

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What percentage of first time marriages end in divorce?

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42%

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How much do weddings cost on average?

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£30,000

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What has happened to cohabitation rates since 2000?

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Almost doubled

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3 reasons for the increase in cohabitation

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  • priority shift, genderquake.
  • confluent love and secularisation.
  • cost of marriage and fear of divorce.
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3 reasons for the increase in same sex families

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  • changes in law (decriminalisation, marriage and adoption).
  • secularisation and individualism.
  • high profile figures on social media/normalisation (Weeks).
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3 reasons for the increase in singlehood

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  • priority shift/genderquake.
  • increase in divorce and life expectancy (widows).
  • confluent love/rising standards.
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What has happened to the number of people living alone since the 70s?

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Almost tripled.

17
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Boomerang generation

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Young adults that share a house with their parents after previously living on their own.

18
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Clipped wing generation

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Young adults who live with their parents, predominantly due to financial reasons.

19
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What is the difference between the birth rate and total fertility rate?

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The birth rate is the number of live births per thousand of the population per year.

The total fertility rate is the average number of children a woman will have during fertile years.

20
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3 reasons for the decrease in birth rate

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  • changes in women’s positions.
  • financial strains (child labour, consumerism, child centred society)
  • fertility (abortion and contraception laws)
21
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What has happened to birth rates since the 1900s

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They have decreased by 3 times.

22
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3 reasons for the increase in lone parent households

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  • changes in the law (divorce and adoption).
  • confluent love.
  • priority shift/genderquake.
23
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What has happened to lone parent rates since the 70s?

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They have tripled.

24
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What has happened to the death rate since the 1900s

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It has halved

25
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What is the difference between the death rate and the infant mortality rate?

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The death rate is the number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year.

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of babies under the age of 1 per 1000 live births per year.

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3 reasons for the decrease in death rate.

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  • air quality has improved due to laws following the great London smog.
  • healthcare (NHS).
  • jobs are lower risk due to health and safety laws.
27
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When was the NHS introduced?

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1948

28
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When was the Great London Smog?

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1952

29
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When was the Clean Air Act introduced?

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1956 (4 years after the Great London Smog)

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