Changing family patterns Flashcards
1
Q
Reasons for a increase in divorce rate
A
Legal changes
Less stigma
Secularisation - decline in religious influence on society.
Higher expectations of marriage
Women’s financial independence
Rise in serial monogamy
2
Q
Trends in partnerships
A
More people are living together without being married (secularisation, stigma and cost)
Increase in same-sex partnerships (secularisation and stigma)
More people living alone (life expectancy and stigma)
3
Q
Childbirth trends
A
More children are born outside marriage
Women are having children later
Radical feminists are still unhappy with women being the main caregivers
