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Marriage: lesson 29,30&31 Flashcards

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1
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What are key trends regarding marriage?

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  • people are marrying later in life
  • couples less likely to marry in a church
    • 1970 60% married in church
    • 2018 20% married in church
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What are the seven reasons for changing marriage trends?

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  • changing attitudes
  • secularisation
  • changes to position of women
  • change in law
  • fear of divorce
  • economic reasons
  • cohabitation
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Explain change in attitudes regarding changing marriage trends

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  • less social pressure to get married
  • cohabitation and having children outside of marriage is now socially acceptable
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Explain secularisation in regards to changing marriage trends

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  • religion traditionally encourages marriage so as influence of religion declines people choose not to marry
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Explain changing position of women in regards to changing marriage trends

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  • women have more career options so they’re less economically dependent on men
  • women can now choose to put their education or career first and delay marriage
  • some women view marriage as patriarchal
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Explain changes in law in regards to changing marriage trends

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  • same sex couples act 2014 makes marriage more accessible
    ( number of ss marriages isn’t high enough to fill the fall of opposite sex marriage)
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Explain fear of divorce in regards to changing marriage trends

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  • increase divorce rate may be off putting so marriage will be seen as having no point
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Explain economic reasons in regards to changing marriage trends

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  • weddings are expensive (av cost £27,000)
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Explain change in attitude regarding cohabiting couples

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  • stigma towards premarital sex is declining
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Why have cohabiting couples increased?

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  • changing social attitudes
  • secularisation
  • changing position of women
  • economic factors
  • trial marriage
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Explain secularisation regarding cohabiting couples

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  • people choose not to marry as religion loses influence
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Explain changes to women’s position in regards to cohabiting couples

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  • increased career paths makes women financially dependent
  • women less likely to seek marriage for financial security
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Explain economic factors in regards to cohabiting couple

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  • rising cost of living causes people to live together before marrying
  • live together to save for wedding
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Explain trial marriage in regards to cohabiting couples

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  • couples can see if they’re compatible living together
  • most cohabiting couples with children marry
  • attempt to create an equal relationship outside patriarchal structure by young people
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What have same sex couples increased?

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  • changes in attitudes
  • secularisation regarding
  • changes in law
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Explain changes in attitudes regarding same sex couples

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  • 1964-2024 those who believed same sex relations are wrong dropped from 50 to 9%
  • adults 70+ less liberal
16
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Explain secularisation in regards to same sex couples

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  • religion has less influence so therefore same sex relations increase
17
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Explain changes in law in regards to same sex couples

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  • sexual offences act 1967: decriminalised homosexual acts for consenting men 21+
  • sexual offences amendment act 2000: lowered age of consent for homosexuals to 16
  • adoptions and children act 2002: allowed LGBTQ adoption rights equal to heterosexual couples
18
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What was the approximation Stonewall made regarding amount of same sex couples in the UK?

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6% = 4million

19
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What does Weeks believe?

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  • Increased social acceptance of same sex couples leads to increased cohabitation and more stable relationships
  • also leads to people living with chosen family
20
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Why have single person house holds increased?

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  • changes in law
  • changes in attitudes
  • changes in women’s position
  • life expectancy increase
21
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Explain changes in law regarding single person households

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  • divorce reform act 1969
    • men under 65more likely to live alone because women get children in custody battles
22
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Explain changes in attitudes regarding single person households

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  • fewer people marrying
  • more acceptable for people to remain single
23
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Explain changes to women’s position regarding single person households

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  • women’s entry to employment means they can afford to live alone
24
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Explain life expectancy in regards to single person households

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  • people live longer ( LE = 49 in 1920 & 81 In 2020)
  • in marriage when one person dies the other lives longer and alone

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