family diversity Flashcards
(18 cards)
McRae - divorce
“sensible option”
Buck and Scott - cohabitation
only 1 in 10 young people think cohabitation is wrong compared to 1 in 3 of older age group
Harper - CPOW
biggest change is the education of women
Harper - IMR
fall in IMR means people dont need to replace children that have died
Pilcher
child-centredness: childhood is special, separate and valued. decisions, time, money based around children
average cost of child by 18
£186,000
Allan and Crowe : CPOW
women have separate source of income, financially independent, can leave when they want
average cost of wedding
more than £20,000
census - secularisation
2011 - 59% Christian
2021 - 46% Christian
same sex marriage
2014
same sex adoption
2002
Divorce Law Reform Act
1969 - clear grounds for divorce - e.g. adultery, desertion
divorce equalised for men and women
1923 - increase as women initiate divorces more than men
No fault act 2020
noone to blame for divorce
legal aid
1949 - made divorce more affordable
Morgan - New Right - cohabitation
people cohabitate because they are scared of divorce
Fletcher - divorce
people have high / unrealistic expectations of marriage - increasing divorce rate
Weeks - gay couples
increased acceptance of gay people: gay relationships resemble those of heterosexuals - increased cohabitation and stable relationships
