Demography - Separation and Divorce (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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What % of UK marriages end in divorce?
What % of UK marriages end in divorce?
Around 40%
What % of divorce applications come from women?
What % of divorce applications come from women?
7 out of 10
Definition of secularisation
Definition of secularisation
Decline of religious influence in society
Feminist view on rising divorce rates
Feminist view on rising divorce rates
Desirable - shows women's liberation from patriarchal family
Postmodernist view on high divorce rate
Postmodernist view on high divorce rate
Sign of individual freedom & causes family diversity
Why are women more able to divorce now?
Why are women more able to divorce now?
More financially independent, don't need husbands' support
New Right view on high divorce rates
New Right view on high divorce rates
Undesirable - undermines traditional nuclear family
Functionalist view: Is divorce rate a threat to marriage?
Functionalist view: Is divorce rate a threat to marriage?
Not necessarily a threat to marriage as institution
Functionalist evidence people still value marriage
Functionalist evidence people still value marriage
High rate of re-marriages
Effect of secularisation on divorce
Effect of secularisation on divorce
Church has less power to influence divorce decisions