Marriage And The Family Flashcards
What act allows divorce after one year of marriage?
1984 matrimonial and family proceedings
What act allowed divorce with no evidence that marriage had broken down?
1997 family law act
Reasons for increased divorce?
Secularisation
Changing social attitudes
Media influence (people have higher expectations)
Changes in social position of women
What’s polygyny?
One guy, more than one wife, allowed in Iraq
Polyandry?
One girl more than one guy
Reasons for decline in marriage?
Secularisation
No need to be married to
have children
Marriage for love
Weddings expensive
Social position of women
Who suggested symmetrical family type ? What does it mean?
Wilmott and young 1973
Role of husband and wife less segregated, more home central, more shared decision making
Functionalism and family?
Murdock said family for reproduction, primary socialisation, emotional support and economic provision
New right and family ?
Jewson identified family values are very important. Male breadwinner and women carer. Normal family is nuclear
Domestic division of labour?
Who does what in the home
Reasons for symmetrical family?
Contraception, careers planned
Feminism- women reject traditional roles
Home central
Employment of both
Who was critical of symmetrical family?
Oakley 1974 found women do triple shift and men cherry pick
Age of first marriage changing evidence?
1950- men 23
Women 20
2004- men 28
Women 24
Reasons for delay in marriage?
Later age staying in education
Can’t afford to cohabit
More women delaying
Extension of youth- kippers living with parents
Consequences of divorce?
Losing contact with one parent
Losing income of two parents
Increase in lone parents
Change in relationship between kid and parent
Dependent children at risk of poverty
