Family- Diversity and changing patterns Flashcards
Chester
Neo conventional family
a dual earner family in which both spouses go out to work
Stacey
Pam and Dotty
Pam- got a divorce after being exposed to ideas of feminism in the 70s
Dotty- split up with her abusive husband then took him back after he had a heart attack and could no longer abuse her
Robert and Rhonda Rapoport
Nuclear families have become a minority in britain
1971- 35% of households were nuclear
2008- this had dropped to 25%
Giddens
Choice and equality
- Contraception means sex can be about intimacy rather that reproduction
- Women have more independence and can now have an education and work
Weeks
Secularisation
Since the 1950s, the church has lost much of its power to influence the state and the individual, especially amongst under 35s.
Age of first marriage
Rose by 7 years between 1978 and 2018, when it stood at 32 years for men and 30 for women
Marriage rate
In 2018, there were 155,000 first marriages for both partners- less than half the numbers for 1972
Women postponing having children
in 1971 the avg age of mothers at first birth was 23.7 but by 2021 it has risen to 28.1
In 2023 the number of births dropped by how much
14,000
De’ath and Slater
Children in reconstituted families may feel pulled in two directions, and might lead to rivalry and envy between step siblings which may place added strain on the relationship
Total fertility rate in the UK
1.44
For countries to maintain their population, what should the fertility rate be
Around 2.1
