Tag: divorce
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Thinking about Divorce Might help marriages last longer!
Sociology students should be well aware that we live in age of persistently high divorce rates, with almost half of all marriages ending in Divorce. While marriage is usually a result of romantic love, and the first months and even years might well be pleasant, eventually mere practical concerns such as money, career changes, and…
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Why is Divorce Declining in the UK?
The Divorce Rate in the UK has now been declining for several years, why is this? This interesting article from the Institute for Family studies offers an explanation for why this is… (from 2018) They analyse the divorce rate by looking at the different divorce rates by number of years a couple has been married.…
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Statistics on Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnerships
This post explores the similarities and differences in marriage and civil partnership between same sex and opposite sex couples in England and Wales. It has been written to fit in with the A-level Sociology families and households specification. This table from the the Government Equality Office outlines some of the legal differences between marriage and…
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Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation in the UK
This post explores the long and short term trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation in the United Kingdom. It has been written as an introduction to the ‘marriage and divorce’ topic which is usually taught as the second topic within the AQA’s families and households A-level sociology specification. Marriage and Divorce Trends: An Overview There…
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Explaining The Long Term Increase in Divorce
There are four main factors which can explain for the long term increase in divorce: Social policy changes Economic factor Changing gender roles Postmodernsisation. This post examines these factors and others. Social Policy Changes Social Policy changes are the first factor that explains rapidly increasing divorce in the early 1970s – the 1969 the…
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Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
An Overview of Families and Households Topic Two – Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation, covering key sub-topics, key concepts and some exam style questions (short answer and essay questions). You need to be able to identify key trends in marriage, divorce and cohabitation and outline the social factors which explain why the trends are happening (ideally…
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Families Topic 2 – Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation – Short Answer Questions
Identify two trends (changes) in the pattern of marriage despite the fact that the overall number of marriages have declined (4) Fewer people are marrying There are more remarriages People are marrying later Couples are less likely to marry in church Suggest three social changes which explain why there has been a decline in…
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Sociological Perspectives on Declining Marriage and Increasing Divorce on Society
This post examines the effects of declining in marriage and increasing divorce. Have women benefitted from these changes like some Feminists suggests. Are these trends signs of moral decline like the The New Right suggest, or are these trends just part of the broader process of individualisation and increasing reflexivity and nothing to worry about?…
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Mindmap – Overview of Families and Households Topic 2: Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation
Test Yourself – Concepts test Short answer questions
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Essay Plan: Assess the reasons for the long term increase in the divorce rate (20)
Assess the reasons for the long term increase in the divorce rate (20) This essay looks at social policies such as the 1969 divorce act, changes to gender roles, economic factors, secularisation and postmodernisation. Introduction – The divorce rate has generally increased since the 1960s. The number almost trebled in the years following the 1969…
