Families And Households:Changing Family Patterns Flashcards
1
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Define marriage
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Marriage is the formal union of two people typically recognised by law
2
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Define divorce
A
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
3
Q
Define empty shell marriage
A
Couples who remain married and living together but no longer maintain an emotionally and/or sexually intimate relationship
4
Q
Define secularisation
A
Decline in the influence of religion on culture and society
5
Q
Define divorce rate
A
Numner of divorces per thousand men and women
6
Q
Define seperation
A
A way of seperating from partner without divorce . Can be formal or informal
7
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Define cohabitation
A
Unmarried couples who live together in an emotionally and or sexually intimate relationship
