reasons for family diversity Flashcards
(3 cards)
Explain Change in social attitudes
20th centuary prioraties and expectations of relationships have changed.
Married later and stopped seeing family as the most important thing.
Acceptable for men and women to cohabitate
less social stigma attached to same sex couples
explain benefits for lone parent families
The uk gov. provides benefits for lone parent familes which makes decisions like divorce easier.
explain change in gender roles
more women are going out to work and no longer neede to be financially dependant on men.
women focus on building a career not a family.
(47% OF THE WORKPLACE IS BEING MADE UP BY WOMEN)
Single parent families as women haave money and power so choose not to marry or adopt or IVF