divorce

Question 1

All the reasons

Answer 1

CPOW
secularisation
decline in stigma
rising expectations of marriage
feminist arguments
legal changes

Question 2

Explain CPOW

Answer 2

women’s position in society has changed
more paid work - financially independent
less likely to put up with unhappiness

benefits + education + gender pay gap narrowed also led to this

Question 3

explain changes in the Law

Answer 3

CoA case 2007 - 50-50 start on assets
divorce reform act 1969 - 2yrs separated
Same sex marriage 2013
benefits implemented

all make divorce easier so more likely to happen as less deterrents.

Question 4

Sociological perspectives on divorce

Answer 4

New right
feminists
PMs + individualisation thesis
functionalisms

Question 5

New right views on divorce

Answer 5

Negative - SPFs can lead to a lack of tough love and socialisation leading to crime
dependency culture can stem from this
challenge traditional structures

Question 6

Feminist views on divorce

Answer 6

Liberal feminists - show their has been a march of progress as divorce is higher so women are becoming less opressed as their options are opened up
breaking free from patriarchy

Question 7

Postmodernism and individualisation

Answer 7

High divorce rate is giving people freedom to choose what they want + end the relationship when they are not happy
also lead to diversity of families which they believe is good in a PM society

Question 8

functionalists

Answer 8

believe that high divorce shows people’s growing expectations of marriage - high rate of re-marriage shows people still like the commitment or marriage

due to media?