Changing Patterns of Marriage

Question 1

What are some reasons and impacts of first time marriages decreasing?

Answer 1

Reasons:

• Secularisation / changing attitudes
• Changing position of women
• Increasing cost of marriage

Impacts:

• Less married nuclear families
• More cohabiting couples

Question 2

What are some reasons and impacts of remarriages increasing?

Answer 2

Reasons:

• Secularisation / changing attitudes
• Increase in divorce / changes to divorce laws

Impacts:

• More reconstituted families
• Serial monogamy

Question 3

What are some reasons and impacts of first time marriage increasing?

Answer 3

Reasons:

• Changing position of women
• Increasing cost of marriage
• Changing attitudes

Impacts:
- More couples cohabitate before marriage

Question 4

What are some reasons for increase in same-sex marriages?

Answer 4

• Changing attitudes

- Changes in laws