Marriage Flashcards
Divorce reform act
1969 but came into full force in 1971
New right commentator Rector believes that…
Welfare state damaged marriage because the benefit system has encouraged single parenthood
New right commentator patricia Morgan disapproves the decline in marriage
Why???
New rights believe married couples have a more stable relationship
- have a better relationship with both parents
Secularisation
The decrease in people who are religious
People choose not to get married in church
New rights prefer nuclear families to lone parent.
Why??
Both parents are together so both the instrumental and expressive roles are provided
Lone parent families may lack care and education attention from the male whereas a female may lack self Discipline and firmness
Arranged marriage
-Muslims,Sikhs and Hindus
-Robert Epstein (2011)- the strength of an arranged marriage grows over time whereas love marriages detoriate
Because both parents from either parties arrange the marriage and check for compatibility in terms of beliefs, values, interests and goals.
Forced marriage
- illegal in the UK
-marriage conducted without valid consent of off both parties where duress(violence,threats) are a factor
Victims reluctant to come forward due to honour crimes(acid attacks murder)
Same-sex relationships
- Same sex couples act 2013 legalised gay marriage in England and Wales
- civil partnerships didn’t have the status and the same legal rights as straight marriage
New rights disapprove lone parent families headed by females
Why…..
Because the centre for social justice report ‘fractured families’ 2013 reported that the child is more likely to:
- grow up in poorer houses
- experience behavioural problems
- achieve fewer qualifications
- have higher levels of drinking, smoking and drug use
Cohabitation
A couple living together that are not married
LAT’s
Living Apart Together
Married
