topic 2 - family diversity - LIVING APART TOGETHER.

Question 1

what did DUNCAN AND PHILLIPS find about ‘living apart together’?

Answer 1

research by P + D British social attitudes survey found that 1 in 10 adults are living apart together (LAT) in a relationship not married or cohabiting

Question 2

why is decline in stigma a reason for LAT?

Answer 2

isn’t stigma attached to LAT now socially acceptable, majority believe ‘a couple don’t need to live together to have a strong relationship’

Question 3

why is CPOW a reason LAT?

Answer 3

women now financially independent and can often afford to live alone due too many societal changes as LIBERAL FEMINISM - ‘march of progress’ women breaking through glass ceiling, getting top jobs, therefore will be financially independent.

Question 4

how has limited finances a reason for LAT?

Answer 4

couple may not be financially stable to live together e.g cannot afford a mortgage

Question 5

what’s is a evaluation for LAT altogether?

Answer 5

however a minority actively choose to live apart, for e.g. wanted to keep their own home, because of cost of living crisis may not make sense anymore.

DUNCAN AND PHILLIPS - conclude while being a LAT no longer seen as abnormal, probably doesn’t amount to rejection of traditional relationships.