Marriage and Divorce

Question 1

Stats for marriage

Answer 1

• between 1995 and 2005, marriage rates fell from 35/1000 to 25/1000 in males
• during ww2 decreased due to men away
• increased continuasly up to 1960s then declined in 1970.

Question 2

Marriage rates and trends

Answer 2

Secularisation
Economic Factors, later marriage, tax cuts
Law, more support for lone, homosexuality
Feminism, career
Induvidualism, no stigma

Question 3

Divorce rates and trends

Answer 3

Family in decline 
Alternatives to divorce 
Cohabitation
Individualism 
Attitudes in society 
Law

Question 4

Stats for divorce

Answer 4

average length of marriage is 11.5 years
usually divorces occur in the 40s
2% men 20% women get remarried

Question 5

Cohabitation stats

Answer 5

1960s–> 1%

2010–> 11.6%

Question 6

Cohabitation: Patricia Morgan

Answer 6

New right theorist and claims that cohabitation is a ‘trial’ marriage and shows you are not fully committed. trad views and believes marriage is only meant for a woman and a man.

Question 7

Cohabitation: Joan Chandler

Answer 7

believe that couples no longer feel need marriage is necessary to prove their love for eachother and couples are choosing cohabitation as a long-term option. don’t need it to legitimise pregnancy.