Divorce Flashcards
(23 cards)
Nicky hart
3 key factors when analysing the increase in divorce
Opportunities to escape marriage
Opportunities for increased conflict and stress
Changing values concerning marriage
Legal advice and legal cost act
Divorce reform act
No fault
Re marry in the church in 1991
Religion not as presssured
More women are dissatisfied with the unfair division of labour
Pressure to have high material living standards
Financial problems
Increasing debt
Changing attitudes
Divorce use to be regarded as sinful but decline influenced of religion this attitude is outdated
Divorce is lower among ethnic groups where religion is stronger
Over high expectation
Case study’s
Ronald fletcher - people expect more out of marriage than they use to
William Goode
Marriage has become an occurrence for more emotional reason in the past people married for practical reasons no question about love
Antony hidden
Sees a shift towards congruent love close and emotional
Colin Gibson
Individual achievement raises expectations of personal satisfaction
For the sake of the Children
Many accept children are better off with single parents than two that argue disagree- Murray
Change in women’s position
3/4 of divorce applications come from women
Women expect more out of marriage than men
Allan and crow
Opportunities for women have improved eg economically depended
Feminist
Increase in divorce rates is a reflection of what is wrong in Patrical society
(Absent) women are the takers of shots
Diana gittens
Women are still disillusioned with marriage
Nicky hart
Rise in working women has put a strain on marriage
Morgan
Fire cut link between divorce from eyes and crime rates
David Morley
Women Sees the house of a place of work men see it as a place of lessiure
Murray
Links welfare to unmarried women
New right belive
Putting mothers in full time work is not good because it means that mothers can’t fufill thier expressive roles
Hetro sexual couples for gender toles
Sheila lowlor
Young women depend of the state to pay for thier children
Chester
Dual earning is more of the norm but both still have fixed roles