Divorce Flashcards
1
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Reasons for change in Divorce rates
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changes in the law, position of women, feminism
2
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Equalising grounds act
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1923, allowed either partner to file a divorce
3
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legal aid
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1949, made getting a divorce cheaper, help with costs etc.
4
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desertion
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remain married, one partner leaves
5
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empty shell marriage
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remain married but have no love for each-other
6
Q
decline in stigma since the 1960’s
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mitchell & Goody
7
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motivations for marriage
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Crow (2001)
love is the cornerstone of modern marriage
8
Q
position of women
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greater success in education, more likely to work
9
Q
feminism
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Bernard -Rising divorce rate is evidence of the acceptance of feminism
10
Q
Secularisation
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religion is less popular, less influential
11
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Modernity
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Beck & Giddens- Individuals have more freedom to pursue self interests
