Causes of family diversity

Question 1

What are the 8 causes of family diversity?

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Answer 1

• Changes in the Law
• Changes in gender roles
• Changes in social attitudes
• Benefits for single parents
• Decline in religion
• Migration
• Longer life expectancy
• Employment opportunities

Question 2

How have changes in the law affected family diversity?

Answer 2

• The Divorce Reform Act 1969 made divorce easier, quicker and cheaper
• The Equal Pay Act 1970 helped close the gender pay gap
• The Marriage Act 2013 made same-sex marriage made possible

Question 3

How have changes to gender roles affected family diversity?

Answer 3

Many women have started prioritising education and a career over a family in order to have more financial stability and support themselves and family later on.

Question 4

How have changes to social attitudes affected family diversity?

Answer 4

• More socially acceptable to live alone

* Less stigma against different types of couples eg cohabitation and homosexual couples

Question 5

How have benefits for single parents affected family diversity?

Answer 5

Government support for single parents has made it easier for someone to live without two incomes and so many people can leave unhappy marriages.

Question 6

How has decline in religion affected family diversity?

Answer 6

• marriage viewed less sacred than previously

* therefore other family types are more socially acceptable (lone parent)

Question 7

How has migration affected family diversity?

Answer 7

With more people migrating to the UK, there is more cultural diversity among families.

Question 8

How has longer life expectancy affected family diversity?

Answer 8

*with better healthcare, people live longer on average giving them more time to move in and out of different relationships