F&H: Family patterns

Question 1

give 6 reasons for the fall in FIRST marriages

Answer 1

-changing attitudes
-secularisation
-declining stigma attached to alternatives
-changes in the position of women
-fears of divorce
-the pure relationship

Question 2

explain how CHANGING ATTITUDES lead to the fall in FIRST marriages

Answer 2

less pressure, marriage by some is seen as nothing more than a contract/piece of paper/a legal status. not marrying is no longer seen as ‘living in sin’

Question 3

explain how SECULARISATION lead to the fall in FIRST marriages and mention data/stats

Answer 3

the influence of the church has declined. 3% of young people w/ no religion were married compared to 17% of those with a religion, showing that marriage may resonate/seem more important to religious couples than non religious

Question 4

explain how the DECLINING STIGMA ATTACHED TO ALTERNATIVE RELATIONSHIPS lead to the fall in FIRST marriages include data

Answer 4

options like cohabitation, remaining single and having children outside of marriage now widely acceptable. in 1989, 70% believed that couples who want kids should be married compared to 42% in 2012