Marrige

Question 1

Define marriage

Answer 1

Number of men or women marrying per 1000 unmarried men or women aged 16 or over

Question 2

In 1950 what was the marriage rates

Answer 2

Rate for men = 66.1%

Rate for women = 51.7%

Question 3

How many marriage in total in 1950

Answer 3

358,490

Question 4

Marriages rate in 2017

Answer 4

For men = 24.4%

For women = 22.4%

Question 5

How many marriages in total in 2017

Answer 5

235,910

Question 6

Average age for marriages 1970

Answer 6

For men = 24.4

For women = 22.4

Question 7

Average age for marriage in 2016

Answer 7

For men = 33.4

For women = 31.4

Question 8

In 2017 how many marriages whee remarriages

Answer 8

1/3 high means their was increased reconstituted families and serial monogamy

Question 9

Reasons for decrease in marriages

Answer 9

• fear of divorce
• priority shift
• secularisation
• giddens pure relationship theory

Question 10

How does fear of divorce decrease marriage

Answer 10

42% of marriages end in divorce

Expensive average weeding cost 31,974

Question 11

How does the priority shift decrease marriage

Answer 11

• sue sharpe
• 1970s = love rather career
• modern day = career rather than family

Question 12

How does secularisation decrease marriage

Answer 12

- decrease in the influence of religion 
Feel less obligated to marry due to religion decreasing marriage 
Fewer religious ceremonies 
1900:80%
2016:24%