also a system of relations between husband and wife‚ parents and children‚ based on marriage or consanguinity. Over the time family patterns has been changing. New types of family have been brought into society. For example‚ homosexual couples and cohabitation. This essay will consider family transformations throughout time and will also discuss the main issues around old and new types of family and the main theories on it. The emphasis will be on modern Britain but with references to Europe and US.
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be never-married and aged either under 16 or 16 to under 19 and undertaking full time education. Types of lone-parent families: There are four types of lone parent families: The ending of a marriage either separation or divorce The ending of cohabitation where the partner separate Birth to a never-married‚ non-cohabitating woman Death of a partner – for example‚ a husband dies leaving his wife a dependant woman. Trends in lone-parenthood: In Britain‚ since the early 1970’s‚ lone parent families
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. Examine the reasons for the increase in family and household diversity in the last 40 years (24 marks‚ 10 A01‚ 14 A02) Family and household diversity is the change in patterns among the various family and household types that exist because of factors such as secularisation‚ changes to legislation‚ changes in women’s position‚ changing attitudes In the past 40 years the family structure within the UK has changed quite dramatically
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demonstrates‚ the pill prevents forced marriages just to avoid embarrassment because of an unplanned pregnancy. It has enabled men and women to choose when they want to have a child with no pressure to get married‚ this has led to an increase in cohabitation. “Cohabitation is the fastest growing family type in the UK (ONS 2007)”. Not all people believe in the contraceptive pill due to some religious views as they believe it is a form of abortion. Another reason why it could be disapproved of is because it
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References: Adhikari‚ R.K. (2006). Early Marriage and Childbearing: Risks and Consequences. 62-64 Baker‚ M. and Dryde‚ J. (1993). Patterns In Employment and Unemployment for Young People Henslin‚ J.M. (2005). Cohabitation. Sociology- A Down to Earth Approach (2nd Ed.). 468 Joyce‚ L.F.‚ et al. (2001). Future Options Foreclosed: Girls Who Marry Early. Reproductive Health and Rights.139-143 Orsi‚ M.P. (October‚ 2001). A Case for Earlier Marriage. Retrieved January
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as behavior‚ mental‚ financial and others before a person decides to get married with. This cannot be completed in a few days‚ therefore‚ it is important to live together for a while before deciding whether to get married or now. First of all‚cohabitation will be a trial period before marriage. We encounter with divorces in our daily lives because of couples who do not know enough about each other.They do not know other’s home life or disturbing behaviours during the relationship.These are realized
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IMPACT OF SEXUAL INTIMACY IN FAMILIES Intimacy‚ or “the interpersonal process that involves the expression and sharing of emotions‚ communication of personal feelings and information‚ development of shared affection‚ support‚ and feeling closely connected with another person‚” (Agnes‚ 2009‚ pg. 104) is probably the most important factor in making a relationship last. There are two types of intimacy: sexual and psychic. “Intimacy involves sharing.” (Agnes‚ 2009‚ pg. 104) With sexual intimacy
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noteworthy boost in the figure of heterosexual or homosexual partners cohabiting outside marriage in the past three decades in the United Kingdom. Cohabitation has become the standard for a considerable fraction of the people in England and Wales and the increase in cohabitation is a phenomenon not restricted by the law makers. This trend recommends that cohabitation presupposes a better connotation in people’s life cycles‚ although it may still be untimely to aver that it ought to be observed as functionally
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reasons for the decline in marriage over the past 30 years. One of those many reasons is the increase in cohabitation. The increase in cohabitation over the past 30 years has decreased the amount of marriages. Cohabitation has allowed couples to live together with love without having to get married which has hence decreased the amount of marriages over the past 30 years. The attitude towards cohabitation has become kind of a positive one and therefore is increasing. Furthermore an increase in divorce has
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FAMILY LIFE IN BRITAIN I.CHANGING VALUES AND NORMS OF THE BRITISH FAMILY The family in Britain is changing .The one typical British family headed by two parents has undergone substantial changes during the twentieth century .In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households‚which increased from 18 to 19 per cent of all households between 1971 and 2002.By the year 2020 ‚it is estimated that there will be more single people than married people.Fifty years
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