Changing Patterns Flashcards
1
Q
Changes in family
A
Ageing population More symmetrical? More child centred Decline in family size Rising divorce rate More births outside marriage
2
Q
Divorces in 1961
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27,000
3
Q
Divorces in 1993
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180,000
4
Q
Divorces in 2012
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130,000
5
Q
What dont divorce statistics show?
A
People seperated but not divorced
Empty shell marriages
6
Q
Reasons for increase in divorce rates
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More contraception Reduced functions of family Welfare state Less stigma Cheaper Women independence
7
Q
Reasons for family and household diversity
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LATs Extended and nuclear families Childless couple households Dual worker households Homosexual Change in gender roles
8
Q
Life course
A
Sequence of significant events individuals experience as make way through life and choices they make, meanings they give to stages of their lives such as marriage or cohabitation, divorce, retirement
