Changing Faily Patterns

Question 1

What percentage of marriages end in divorce

Answer 1

40%

Question 2

What are the key reasons for increasing divorce rates

Answer 2

• legal Changes - divorce easier to access
• Less stigma
• Secularisation - religion has less influence
• Higher expectations - Fletcher (Marx)- unrealistic romantic expectations lead to dissatisfaction

Question 3

Why are fewer people getting married

Answer 3

• Changing attitudes - less pressures to marry
  -Alternatives - like cohabitation have less stigma
• Rising divorce rates discourage marriage

Question 4

How have partnership trends changed

Answer 4

-More people cohabit instead of marrying
- Increase in same sex partnerships

Question 5

How ha childbrearing changed

Answer 5

• More children born outside of marriage
• Women having children later in life - more focus on career