Trends In Divorce

Question 1

What was the number of divorce petitions initiated by men in the 1940s?

Answer 1

2/3

Question 2

In 2010, what percentage of marriages ended in divorce

Answer 2

42%

Question 3

What economic issue often affects women’s ability to initiate divorce?

Answer 3

Lack of financial resources

Question 4

What trend has been noted regarding the number of divorces?

Answer 4

Increase in the number of divorces

Question 5

What was the general attitude towards divorce in the 1960s?

Answer 5

Strongly against divorce

Question 6

According to the British Social Attitudes Survey in 2006, what percentage of respondents agreed that divorce can be a positive step?

Answer 6

63%

Question 7

What has contributed to the greater social acceptability of divorce?

Answer 7

Decline in religious beliefs

Question 8

What does individualisation refer to in the context of marriage?

Answer 8

Less agreement on what marriage should look like

Question 9

Who introduced the concept of confluent love?

Answer 9

Anthony Giddens

Question 10

What do postmodernists believe about marriage?

Answer 10

Marriage is no longer necessary

Question 11

According to Giddens, what reflects the growth in reflexivity in late modernity?

Answer 11

Relationships not based on permanent commitment, partners only maintain the relationship as long as they are both fulfilled.

Question 12

True or False: Traditional views on marriage and family still constrain people today.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

Fill in the blank: Feminists argue that a large number of women are seeking to escape the _______ nature of traditional marriage.

Answer 13

problematic

Question 14

What is the implication of relationships being maintained only as long as both partners are fulfilled?

Answer 14

Temporary nature of modern relationships

Question 15

Crowe (2001)

Answer 15

Argues that the changing position of women in society has been one of the main factors influencing a rise in the number of divorces.
Feminists: large number of women seeking to escape problematic nature of traditional marriage.

Question 16

Gibson (1994)

Answer 16

Britain undergone a process of secularisation whereby religious values and views are no longer as influential in society. Explains why increase in divorce rates as been a change in social attitudes.

Question 17

What was the response to the British Social Attitudes Survey 2006 regarding divorce?

Answer 17

Found that 63% of respondants agreed that ‘Divorce can be a positive step towards a new life’
May explain the reason for an increase in reconstituted families.