3.3.1

Question 0

Reasons for the changes:

Answer 0

Cohabitation and marriage: effective contraception made it safe to have sex before marriage

Divorce: new laws made divorce much cheaper and easier for ordinary people

Family life: the popularity of cohabitation means there are more families where the parents are not married

Homosexuality: changes in the law have made it easier to be openly homosexual and made society more aware of homosexuality

Question 1

How attitudes towards marriage, divorce, family life and homosexuality in the UK:

Answer 1

Most people have sex before marriage

Many couples live together rather than marry

Divorce is accepted as a normal part of life

Two people of the same sex can now form a legal union