families & households topic 2

Question 1

desertion

Answer 1

couple splits up but stays legally married

Question 2

legal separation

Answer 2

court separates finances and legal affairs but they remain married

Question 3

‘empty shell’ marriage

Answer 3

the couple stay living together but remain married only in name

Question 4

cohabitation

Answer 4

a couple who are in a sexual relationship living together unmarried

Question 5

is cohabitation increasing or decreasing? why?

Answer 5

increasing
-could be a trial marriage
-secularisation
-less stigma/young people more accepting

Question 6

‘beanpole’ family

Answer 6

type of extended family which is extended vertically rather than horizontally (lots of generations rather than cousins/aunties etc)

Question 7

what is a ‘serial cohabitant’

Answer 7

someone who has previously cohabited

Question 8

coast (cohabitation)

Answer 8

coast found 75% of cohabiting couples say they plan to marry (supports cheaters view that cohabitation is a stepping stone for marriage)