Marriage Flashcards
1
Q
Decrease in first marriages
A
- 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
2
Q
Increase in re marriage
A
Mass media promotes idea of romantic love, Protestant church allows re marriages
3
Q
Marriage at later age
A
- weddings are expensive
- increase in secularisation no pressure to get married young
- no social stigma so no pressure
- influence of feminism-opportunity for education
4
Q
Increase in cohabitation
A
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