Marriage

Question 1

Decrease in first marriages

Answer 1

• Weddings are very expensive
• fear of divorce
• increase ins secularisation no pressure to get married.
• No longer stigma to being unmarried
• Change in position of women

Question 2

Increase in re marriage

Answer 2

Mass media promotes idea of romantic love, Protestant church allows re marriages

Question 3

Marriage at later age

Answer 3

• weddings are expensive
• increase in secularisation no pressure to get married young
• no social stigma so no pressure
• influence of feminism-opportunity for education

Question 4

Increase in cohabitation

Answer 4

Cohabitation no longer seen as living in sin.
Weeks-changing social attitudes sex outside marriage and cohabitation are now acceptable
Chester-it’s a prelude not an alternative to marriage