Change in family patterns

Question 1

First time marriages

Answer 1

Has been on the declining. 1972= 426,000 compared to 2013= 247,690

Question 2

Cohabitation

Answer 2

Increase in unmarried couples living together

Question 3

Reasons for cohabitation

Answer 3

Marriage seems less important and is an alternate to marriage

Question 4

Decline in stigma

Answer 4

No longer seen as living in sin

Question 5

Family diversity

Answer 5

Increase in variety family types over the last 40 years

Question 6

How has marriage changed over the last 50 years

Answer 6

Secularisation/religious influence has decreased and more people are atheists.

Question 7

Changes in the divorce law

Answer 7

They are easier and quicker.
‘No blame policy’

Question 8

Wilkinson (1994)

Answer 8

‘Genderquake’ = young women no longer prioritise marriage and children and are more career driven

Question 9

Change in marriage

Answer 9

Less people are getting married (at their lowest since 1920s)
People are also marrying later

Question 10

Secularisation

Answer 10

People are less resilient on religion

Question 11

Chester cohabitation

Answer 11

Argues that cohabitation often leads to marriage
Coast (2006) - 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry each other

Question 12

Shelton and John (1993)

Answer 12

Women who cohabit do less housework than married couples