causes of trends

Question 1

what are the causes of trends in cohabitation, marriage and divorce?

Answer 1

-changing roles of women
-secularisation
changes in societies norms
-legal changes
-economic issues
-postmodernism changes - no longer a single family structure in society
-changes in the family makes it less essential for society to function properly

Question 2

positive impacts of changes in cohabitation, marriage and divorce

Answer 2

greater ender equality

Question 3

negative impacts of changes in cohabitation, marriage and divorce

Answer 3

family is still just as important in child development

Question 4

compare statistics on childrearing from 1900-2012

Answer 4

TFR - 2.21 vs 1.94
birth rate - 27.3 vs 11.5
family size - 6 vs 1.7
household size - 4.6 vs 2.4

Question 5

reasons for changes in trends of childrearing

Answer 5

-contraception (widely available now)
-education (prioritise)
-role of women (employment)
-infant mortality rate (used to have more kids because they died sooner)
-changing values (acceptable to not have kids)
-economic factors (children more expensive now)

Question 6

impact of changing fertility rates

Answer 6

-reduction in labour force (fewer children)
-dependency ratio (decreasing bcs less children means more work)
-immigration (more immigration = increasing population = more children)
-growth of beanpole fam
-voluntary childlessness (reduced workforce, no inheritance)
-decrease in full time mothers (impact Childs development)