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1.2 divorce Flashcards

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1
Q

Divorce is a major cause of changing what?

A

Family diversity it creates lone parent families, reconstituted families and single person households

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2
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In 2001 the divorce rate was how many times higher than in 1961?

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6x

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3
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According to the ONS how many of current marriages will end in divorce?

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42%

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4
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What type of marriage is twice as likely to end in divorce?

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Teen marriage

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5
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There is a higher rate of divorce for couples when?

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In the first 5 years of marriage

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6
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Which class has a higher rate of divorce?

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The working class

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7
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What ethnicity has a lower divorce rate?

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Asians

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8
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What type of couples have a higher divorce rate?

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Childless

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9
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(Law changes) law changes have made what easier?

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Divorce

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10
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(Law changes) what has happened to divorce with each law change?

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Increased

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11
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(Law changes) the 1949 legal aid act did what?

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Provides financial help for legal fees in divorce

Ordinary people could afford to get divorced

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12
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(Law changes) the 1969 divorce law reform act meant you no longer had to do what?

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Prove matrimonial offence divorce was possible through irretrievable breakdown
Divorce was easier and more accessible

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13
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(Law changes) the 1984 matrimonial proceedings act reduced what?

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The time for which a couple had to be married before they could petition for divorce (3 years to 1)
Divorce easier

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14
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(Law changes) law changes have given people the opportunity to divorce but don’t explain what?

A

Why people divorce

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15
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(Stigma) what is stigma?

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Social disapproval

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16
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(Stigma) in the past how was divorce seen?

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Scandalous

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17
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(Stigma) stigma has declined making divorce what?

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More socially acceptable

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18
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(Stigma) divorce has become more common normalising it and reducing what?

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Stigma

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19
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(Secularisation) what is secularisation?

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The declining influence of religion in society

20
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(Secularisation) traditionally the church have been what to divorce?

A

Opposed to divorce

21
Q

(Secularisation) people are less likely to be influenced by religious teachings when considering what?

A

Divorce

22
Q

(Secularisation) the church has began to do what to divorce?

A

Soften its teachings

23
Q

(Rising expectations) fletcher says higher expectations placed on marriage are a major cause of what?

A

Rising divorce rates

24
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(Rising expectations) couples are less likely to tolerate what?

A

Unhappy marriages

Empty shell marriages

25
Q

(Rising expectations) in the past marriages were arranged for what?

A

Economic reasons

26
Q

(Rising expectations) now marriage is seen now?

A

Relationship where individuals seek personal fulfilment

27
Q

(Changing position of women) who mainly seek divorce?

A

Women

28
Q

(Changing position of women) women are less what than in the past?

A

Financially dependent on husbands

29
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(Changing position of women) why are women not financially dependent upon their husband?

A

Paid work
Equal pay act
Education success - better jobs
Benefits

30
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(Changing position of women) women are able to support themselves in the event of what?

A

A divorce

31
Q

(Changing position of women) feminists a marriage remains what?

A

Patriarchal - men benefit from wives triple shift

32
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(Changing position of women) feminists - women taking on the role of wage earners and home makers has led to what?

A

Conflict

33
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(Changing position of women) Hochschild - men’s resistance to doing housework is what?

A

A source of frustration making the marriage less stable

34
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(Changing position of women) Hochschild - both partners working means less time for the emotion work to do what?

A

Address problems that arise

35
Q

(Changing position of women) Bernard - women are more conscious about what?

A

Patriarchal oppression which they are rejecting

36
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(Individualisation, choice and conflict) beck and beck-g argue rising divorce rates are due to what?

A

Changing world where traditional ideas about relationships don’t apply

37
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(Individualisation, choice and conflict) what is individualisation?

A

Individuals seek a self pleasing lifestyle - they pursue what makes them happy
Divorce if they aren’t happy

38
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(Individualisation, choice and conflict) we have greater choice regarding what?

A

Lifestyle and living arrangements

39
Q

(Individualisation, choice and conflict) there is more potential for conflict due to what?

A

Clash of self interests encouraged by individualisation

40
Q

What did giddens talk about and how does this link to divorce?

A

Confluent love

Relationships are temporary and fragile partners leave if their emotional needs aren’t fulfilled

41
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Why is it difficult to say if there are more relationship breakdowns now?

A

Couples in he past would separate and remain married or remain in empty shell marriages due to the difficulty and stigma of divorce

42
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What do the new right think of divorce?

A

Undesirable

Undermines the nuclear family

43
Q

What do feminists think of divorce?

A

Desirable

Women breaking free from patriarchal oppression

44
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What do postmodernists think of divorce?

A

Gives individuals freedom to end relationships they are no longer happy with
We live in a postmodern society characterised by choice

45
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How do functionalists see divorce?

A

Doesn’t prove marriage is threatened only shows rising expectations

46
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What do interactionists aim to understand about divorce?

A

What it means to the individual

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