Marriage Flashcards

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Decrease in first marriages

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  • 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
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Increase in re marriage

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

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Marriage at later age

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

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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

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