Partnerships Flashcards
1
Q
Trends in marriage
A
Fewer people are marrying, more remarriages however, couples less likely to marry in Church
2
Q
Cohabitation
A
An unmarried couple in a sexual relationship living together
3
Q
Reasons for the increase in cohabitation
A
Decline in stigma attached to sex outside marriage, secularisation, less need for financial security of marriage
4
Q
One person households
A
In 2013, almost 3 in 10 households contained only one person, nearly 3 times the figure for 1961
5
Q
Duncan and Phillips
A
Living apart together - in a significant relationship, but not married or cohabiting. Found that this was because of choice and constraint e.g can’t afford to buy a house
