The document discusses changing patterns in marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. It asks questions about alternatives to marriage like cohabitation, explains studies finding that conflict leads to marital breakdown, and discusses how changes in attitudes and legislation have made divorce easier and more acceptable, leading to an increase in divorces.
The document discusses changing patterns in marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. It asks questions about alternatives to marriage like cohabitation, explains studies finding that conflict leads to marital breakdown, and discusses how changes in attitudes and legislation have made divorce easier and more acceptable, leading to an increase in divorces.
The document discusses changing patterns in marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. It asks questions about alternatives to marriage like cohabitation, explains studies finding that conflict leads to marital breakdown, and discusses how changes in attitudes and legislation have made divorce easier and more acceptable, leading to an increase in divorces.
The document discusses changing patterns in marriage, cohabitation, and divorce. It asks questions about alternatives to marriage like cohabitation, explains studies finding that conflict leads to marital breakdown, and discusses how changes in attitudes and legislation have made divorce easier and more acceptable, leading to an increase in divorces.
3. What percentage of marriages ends in divorce according to
Chandler? _____________
4. What is the term where a married couple continue to live together
although no love is maintained between them? ______________________________________________________
5. One explanation of marital breakdown is conflict between spouses.
Explain Leach’s study which backs this up. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
6. Explain Gibson’s reason for the ease of divorce
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 7. How have the changes in attitudes made divorce easier and more acceptable? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
8. Identify and explain one change in legislation which may have lead to an increase in divorces. (Make sure you explain why!) _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
