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Flashcards in Marriage, Divorce And Family Diversity Short Mark Questions Deck (16)
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2 marks

What is meant by empty-shell marriage

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A marriage which the partners no longer love each other but still are together mainly due to children

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2 marks

What is meant by serial monogamy

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A series of long term relationships

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2 marks

What is meant by divorce

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Legal ending of a marriage

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2 marks

What is meant by divorce petition

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A legal request for divorce

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2 marks

What is meant by monogamy

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The practice of only having 1 partner

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2 marks

What is meant by nuclear family

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Stereotypical heterosexual couple with 2 children

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2 marks

What is meant by reconstituted families

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Families which include step fathers or mothers

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4 marks

Suggest reasons why cohabitation has increased

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More people see it as a trial marriage - test strength of relationship
Has become socially acceptable due to secularisation

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4 marks

Suggest reasons why divorce has increased

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Divorce reform act - can state the marriage is irretrievable
No longer associated with stigma and shame
Less empty-shell marriages

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4 marks

Suggest reasons why women are delaying getting married

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Improved educational and career opportunities - not dependent on men for money
They want to develop as a person themselves and not worry about having children yet

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4 marks

Suggest reasons for an increase in single-parent families

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Divorce - splits up families as women are in charge of children
Perverse incentives - council housing and benefits

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4 marks

Suggest reasons why it is easier for women today to have a child without marrying

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Less stigma
State welfare supports mothers
Career opportunities mean women aren’t dependent on men for money

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4 marks

Suggest reasons why so lone parent households are headed by women

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Women are seen as the main care giver to look after children
Women are able to financially support themselves due to increased career opportunities

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6 marks

Identify reasons for changes in the divorce rate apart from changes in the law

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Less stigma and shame
Secularisation
Women expect more emotional gratification from their partners
Are the product of a rapidly changing world - traditional roles no longer apply

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6 marks

Identify consequences of an increase in lone parenthood for families

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Educational underachievement and delinquency
Can be emotionally damaged due to lack of firm father figure
Scapegoated for inner city crime and educational underachievement

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6 marks

Identify reasons for an increase in single hood

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People are choosing to be independent
Elderly people living on their own due to being widowed
Created from divorce as the father goes on to live by himself generally