cohabitation and marriage

Question 1

statistics on how long people cohabit before marriage according to the general household survey

Answer 1

1980s - less than 2 years
2004-7 - 4 years

Question 2

what family type is fasted growing in the UK

Answer 2

cohabitation

Question 2

ONS cohabitation statistic

Answer 2

number of people 16+ cohabitating
1996 - 6.5%
2010 - 11.7%

Question 3

radical feminist Greer 2000 view on decline in marriage

Answer 3

sees the decline of the popularity of marriage as a positive development resulting from women’s unwillingness to accept oppression by their husbands.

Question 4

what do feminists see traditional marriage as

Answer 4

a patriarchal institution

Question 5

Sue Sharpe study on working class girls future priorities

Answer 5

1976 - Love, marriage, husbands, and children
1994 - More confident and ambitious. Prioritised education, careers and financial independence from men.

Question 6

how many marriages does the ONS estimate will end in divorce

Answer 6

42%

Question 7

explain changing divorce rates

Answer 7

1) before 1857, divorce was complicated and expensive
2) over next 150 years, it became cheaper and simpler

Question 8

changing role of women in divorce rates

Answer 8

( support Allan and Crowe)
1) 1940s - 2/3 divorces initiated by men. women couldn’t fund divorce and needed the economic support of their husband.
2) 2012 - 65% divorces initiated by women.

Question 9

what does Allan and Crowe 2001 argue about women and divorce

Answer 9

changing position of women in society has been one of the main factors in influencing a rise in the number of divorces.

Question 10

what is the average age of marriage in the UK according to ONS

Answer 10

1970 - 22 for women, 24.1 for men
2012 - 28.9 for women, 30.8 for men

Question 11

three positives of an ageing population

Answer 11

1) childcare
2) volunteer work
3) consumers

Question 12

ageing population - childcare

Answer 12

1) 1 in 3 two parent families depend on grandparents for childcare.
2) 1 in 2 lone parent families

Question 13

Jones 2011 - grandparents and childcare

Answer 13

grandparents seen as part of the reserve army of labour.

Question 14

ageing population - volunteering

Answer 14

WRVS 2011:
- an average older volunteers contributes 155 hours.
- worth 10 billion to UK economy

Question 15

beanpole families - Brannen 2003

Answer 15

• multiple generational families
• each generation only has 1 oe 2 children