Trends in Marriage, Cohabitation and Divorce Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of marriages end in divorce?
A
42%
2
Q
In 2012, what percentage of marriages were re-marriages?
A
34%
3
Q
What is the trend for marriages according to the ONS?
A
They are decreasing/ in decline, in 1990 there were 470,549 marriages whereas in 2012 there were 262,240.
4
Q
What does Morgan say about marriage?
A
There has been a lack of public and financial support for marriage by the government. As the government does not support the idea of marriage so less people are getting married.
5
Q
Who talks about individualisation and why is it a reason for marriage decreasing?
A
Beck & beck and it is because people are not bound to social norms in late modernity (today’s global society).
