Divorce

Question 1

Reasons why there are a change in divorce patterns (increase in divorces):

Answer 1

Changes in law - divorce cheaper& ‘empty shell’ marriage, no meaning of marriage, just name

Decline stigma & changed attitude - goody (1997) less negative stigma, become a norm

Secularisation - less influence of religion

Rising expectations in marriages - fletcher (1966) higher expectations = less willing to tolerate = divorce

Feminists explanations - females don’t want to do dual burden