Changing Family Patterns- K Flashcards
Marriage
Legal unity of two people
Empty Shell Marriage
a husband and wife who live together, and remain legally married, but who experience no intimate or emotional relationship
Divorce
Legal dissolution of a marriage
Cohabitation
the state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married
Living Apart Together
Deliberate decision where both partners are committed to each other but prefer to maintain separate living spaces
Divorce Petitions
The initial court document by which an application is made for the divorce of spouses
Decree absolutes
final order of divorce
Divorce Rates
the number of divorces that happen per every 1,000 people each year
Secularisation
the decline of religious influence over state issues
The Individualisation Thesis
Suggestion that traditional rules that govern personal relationships have weakened and become more fluid, , therefore, losing the influences over the lives of individuals.
Risk society
a society increasingly preoccupied with the future
Pure-Relationship
when individuals decide to carry on maintaining their relationship because it meets their emotional and sexual needs
Childbearing
the process of giving birth to children
