Change In The Age Of Marriage And Childbearing

Question 1

What are the reasons for decrease in age of marriage and childbearing?

Answer 1

1. Changing social attitudes
2. Popularity of postmodernism
3. Changing role of women

Question 2

What is the point for changing social attitude for age of marriage and age of childbearing ?

Answer 2

• Less social pressure

Question 3

What does less social pressure say

Answer 3

More acceptable to cohabit or marry later use to be a strong social pressure and many do not feel the need to get married

Question 4

What are the points for popularity in postmodernism ?

Answer 4

-beck : risk society
- beck : individualisation
- Giddens: reflexivity and confluent love

Question 5

What are the points for the changing role of women ?

Answer 5

• changing aspirations: Sue sharpe
• women’s rising level of educational achievement
• women greater participation in the labour force

Question 6

What is women’s rising level of educational achievement?

Answer 6

Rising level of educational attainment amping women as staying longer in education so not ready to have children or marry until later so children/marry much later