Changing patterns - Cohabitation

Question 1

What are the reasons for the increase in cohabitation?

Answer 1

• Due to decline in stigma surrounding sex outside a marriage
• Young accept cohabitation as a norm more
• Increased career opportunities mean less of need for financial security so freer to opt for cohabitation
• The younger generation are more likely to accept cohabitation, compared to the older generation.
• Women don’t need to marry to be economically protected. As a result, they have greater individualism not to marry.
• Secularisation

Question 2

Roberts -> cohabitation and marriage

Answer 2

argues for most cohabitation is a route to marriage (coast found 75%)

Question 3

Bejin - cohabitation and marriage

Answer 3

argues cohabitation among some represents a conscious attempt to create a more personal equal relationship then a patriarchal marriage → found women who cohabitate do less housework

Question 4

Stonewall - same sex relatiomships

Answer 4

the campaign for LGBT rights estimates 5-7% of relationships in adult pop.

• Evidence of social acceptance → decriminalisation of homosexual acts
• Age of consent equalised with heterosexuals
• All given same rights ie 2002 cohabitating couples able to adopt as married couples

Question 5

What does weeks aregue about a chosen family?

Answer 5

• argues that increased social acceptance may explain trend towards same sex cohabitation and stable relationships amongst heterosexuals
• States gays create families based on idea of friendship becomes a kinship network → describes these as chosen families offer security and stability

Question 6

What does Einarsdottir argue about same sex couples views towards marriage

Answer 6

notes while gay couples welcome the opportunity of being legally recognised some fear it may limit their negotiability and flexibility of relationships.

• Rather than adopt what they see as the heterosexual norm which they wish to deviate from

Question 7

How many people in UK living in single person households?

Answer 7

2022 13%

Question 8

how many 1 person households are 65+

Answer 8

45%

Question 9

Reasoning for one person households

Answer 9

• Increase in divorce / separation
• An ageing population
• Fathers living alone after leaving
• Creative singlehood

Question 10

What are LAT relationships

Answer 10

In post modern times a rise in individualism means we no longer feel need to conform to societal norms → many enter relationship agreements suitable to them even if not the norm