PAPER 2 FAMILY CHANGING PATTERNS Flashcards
(35 cards)
changes to family structure: divorce and remarriage
- divorce and remarriaeg is more common than ever
- 1/3 of all marriages involve a remarriage
stat for decline in marraige
- in the paST 50 years there have been. 2/3 DECLINE in marriage
ao3 marraige
- marriage is still imporant in todays society eg 2013 marriage act granted same sex couple to marry
reasons for decline in marriage: secularisation
- ## declining importanc of religion means that marriage is seen as less imporant and more of a personal duty
reasons for decline in marraige: cost
- marriage is expensive wherehas cohabitation is much cheaper
reasons for the rise in cohabitation
- more economic independence that gives woman more freedom to choose their relationship 1975 equality act
- feminism resulting ina. hgiher expectationof relationships
reasons for increased divorce rates: equality
- changes in the law over the past 100 years have made divorce easier +cheaper
- EG woman can initiate divorces
- more woman in employment due to the equality act of 1975 (meaning less financially indepedent on there husbands)
what has happeneed to divorce
- divorce rates have increased
- uk has the highest levels of divorce rate with around half of new marriages ending in divorce
reaons for divorce rates: legal
- 1969 act made it so you can divorce without proving ur partner guilty
reaons for divorces rates: cost
legal aid has made it so divorce has become much cheaper
childbearing : what has happened to families overtime
-they have gotten smaller over the past 100 years
- as woman are having less kids
-choosing to remain childless
reasons for divorce rates increase: secularisation
- less of an importnace placed on religion meaning marriages are abandoned easily
reasons for a decrease in child bearing rates: careers
- woman place greater priority on their career than they once did
- can result in woman not wanting kids to focus on work
- delay kids until tehy. are solidiefied into the job market
reasons for decrease in child bearing: cost
- centre for ecnomics + business research estimated it cost 200k to raise a child 0-21
- not financailly sustainable
what has happened to births outside of marriage
- they have risen significantly since 1970
- 50% of births are outside of marrriage
what has happened to lone parenting
- lone parenting has trippled since 1970
-90% of lone parents are likley to be headed by woman as they recieve custody over children
reasons for rise in lone aprenting
- better economic independence for woman as they have better job opportunities and support from welfare state
who is against long parentign
new right
-as it can result in hgiher rates of anti social behavior eg crime
why dont the nr like the welfare state
- states that it encourages a dependacny culture as it undermines personal responsibility
diversity within the family: post modernist view
- state that marriage and the nuclear fmaily are no longer the only signs of committment in a relationship as the nr state
who says that even though the nuclear family is declining, it is stillthe most dominant family type
chester
what is a beanpole family
- a long and thin family which has few aunties or cousins
what is a symmetrical family
- families that are equally balacned
- partners both share instrumental and expressive roles
- couples spend leisure time with each other
who brought around the symmetrical. family
willmot and young
