One person households Flashcards
What did Duncan and phillips find?
research fo british attitudes survey found 1/10 dults are living apart
Why do some people live apart
Some cant afford to some chose to keep their home
Majority say don’t need to live together to be strong relationship
some 20% saw LATS as ideal
What are the conclusions about LATS?
no longer abnormal it doesn’t amount to a rejection of traditional relationship
What did Stein say?
Growing number opt for creative singlehood- choice to live alone, some are alone due to lack of partners
Why are there one person households?
Increase in divorce, fathers leave mothers, decline in marriage
What are the stats?
2013 - 3/10. were one person , 40% of all are over 65 - pensioner households have doubled
2033 - over 30% of adults will be single
