Social Changes Affecting Modern Family Structure Flashcards
List the social changes that have affected modern family structure.
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Marital breakdown
Changing role of women
Same-sex marriage and adoption
Describe the social changes in relation to marital breakdown affected modern family structure.
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Since the introduction of the Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996, the stigma surrounding marital breakdown has reduced in Ireland
A more liberal and secular society has also made it more socially acceptable to separate or divorce if a couple no longer wishes to remain together
What act allowed for divorce in Ireland?
The Family Law (Divorce) Act
What affect did the Family Law (Divorce) Act have in Ireland?
It reduced the stigma surrounding marital breakdown in Ireland
What factors have made it more socially acceptable to separate or divorce?
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The Family Law (Divorce) Act
A more liberal and secular society
What effects has marital breakdown had on the modern family structure?
There has been an increase in the number of one-parent and blended families
Describe how the changing role of women has affected modern family structure.
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More women are advancing to third-level education, due to increased educational opportunities
This has improved their career prospects, causing many women to shift roles from working in the home to working outside the home
What has caused many women to now work outside the home?
Many women are advancing to third-level education, due to increased educational opportunities which has improved their career prospects and thusly caused the shift in roles
What effects has the changing role of women had on the modern family structure?
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Families are smaller - fewer children as women have the opportunity to establish careers
Role reversal has occurred in some families - fathers stay at home to mind children - as women have higher-paid occupations
In dual-income households - symmetrical roles are common, with household tasks shared equally between partners, as they are both working
How has the changing role of women resulted in smaller families?
As women are having fewer children as they have the opportunity to establish careers
How has the changing role of women resulted in role reversal in families?
Fathers now stay at home to mind children as some women have high-paid occupations
How has the changing role of women resulted in symmetrical roles?
In dual-income households -symmetrical roles are common with household tasks shared equally between partners, as they are both working
Write a note on how social changes in relation to same-sex marriage and adoption has influenced the modern family structure.
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The introduction of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 enable same-sex couples to jointly adopt children
(previously only one person could become the legal adoptive parent)
The Marriage Act 2015 legalised same-sex marriage in Ireland which allowed two people of the same sex to marry and benefit from the same status under the Constitution as couples of opposite sex
These acts have resulted in a more inclusive and tolerant society which is willing to acknowledge the greater variety of family forms
The introduction of what act enabled same-sex couples to jointly adopt children?
The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015
What does the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 allow?
It enables same-sex couples to jointly adopt children
