Examine the reasons for changes in birth rates and family size since 1990 (24 marks) Birth rate is the number of babies being born per 1000 of a population per year‚ it may be measured as the number of births in a given population during a given time period (such as a calendar year)‚ divided by the total population and multiplied by 1‚000. Since 1900 there has been a decline in the demographic trend of birth rate‚ however there was an increase after the two world wars and the 1960’s. The end of
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Since 1990‚ there has been a declining trend in birth rates and family size. The birth rate refers to the number of live births per 1000 of the population per year. There have been incidents of ’baby booms’ during the 20th century‚ where the birth rate has suddenly increased. These include after both world wars and during the 1960s. However‚ overall the birth rate has been decreasing. There are a number of social factors responsible for these changes. Firstly‚ the changing position of women in society
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Examine the reasons for changes in divorce rate since 1970 Since the 1960’s divorce rate began to increase dramatically but the biggest rise in divorce rate was in 1972 when it doubled and was 120‚000. The divorce rate continued to rise and in 1993 reached its peak at 180‚000. There has been explanations for the rise in divorce which are: secularisation‚ changes in law‚ divorce had become cheaper and also changing attitudes in society especially with women as they had begun to receive more rights
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Examine the reasons for the changes in divorces rates since 1969? There are many reasons for the changes in divorce rates since the 1969 such as the legal changes‚ the changing role and position of women‚ also how the expectations for marriage is different. We will also compare the difference between the past and the present in order to see why these changes have occurred. We know that in the past‚ divorce was very hard to get as it was only legal for the men to file a divorce. Also it was socially
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Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969 (24 marks) This essay is to examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rates since 1969. Since the 1960s‚ there has been a great increase in the number of divorces in the United Kingdom. The number of divorces doubled between 1961 and 1969‚ and doubled again by 1972. The upward trend continued reaching its highest in 1993 at 180‚000. Firstly‚ changes in the law have made divorce easier to obtain. The three kinds of changes
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Examine the reasons for‚ and the effects of changes in family size over the past 100 years There are many reasons for changes in family size over the past 100 years. Family size has been changing in all of the world’s industrial societies. One of the main reasons of changes in family size is that divorce rates have increased dramatically. This can be seen by figures showing that in 1950‚ there were 40‚000 divorces across England and Wales and in 2005 there 153‚399 across the same area.
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22/10/14Sociology EssayExamine the reasons for the increased family and household diversity in the last 40 years. (24 marks)Functionalists believe that the modern family can be generalised to a ‘cereal packet image’ – named because of the way that the media portray the typical family that consists of two parents‚ one male and one female‚ and then two or three children. However‚ there is now a strong body of evidence to suggest that there are now a wider variety of family types‚ which shows that there
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Examine the reasons for‚ and the consequences of‚ the fall in death rates since 1900. (24 Marks) Consequences- Ageing population in Britain- Government spending NHS/Welfare -Lack of jobs for elderly- e.g. B&Q Reasons- Improvements in healthcare and medicines -Safer jobs Death rates are the number of deaths per 100‚000 of the population per year. Since 1900 due to improvements in many areas‚ a few examples being medicine‚ welfare and safer jobs‚ death rate in countries such as Britain have decreased
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Examine the reasons for changes in the divorce rate since 1969 (24 MARKS) An easy solution or a sweet escape‚ the trend continues to increase and has reached its peak point . It is proven 50 out of 100 people will retrieve this or go through this procedure ‚divorce . This the legal ending to a marriage and has become more popular than marriage it self since 1969 . There are a variety of reasons people continue to get divorced ‚ The most popular of these are the change in the law ‚ secularisation
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by “neo-conventional family” (2) The neo-conventional family‚ created by Chester‚ symbolise the change from Traditional nuclear family to his idea of neo conventional where there are two parents whom enter the relationship equally of child bearing and finical activity. Explain the difference between “expressive” and “instrumental” role? (4marks) The terms expressive and instrumental role were introduced into functionalism to represent the meaning of the ideal family. “Expressive” was the
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