Trends in
Divorce: Here you can see
that more divorces
had occurred in
2004, possibly
suggesting less
people are getting
married now so
divorce isn’t an
option.
Here you can see that less
people are getting married
and more people are
becoming single. This could
be due to more people
becoming cohabiting
partners or divorce is being
destigmatised.
Opinions on
Divorce:
Divorc Divorce
Feminists Statistics:
would see a e The population aged 16 and
decline in over who were “cohabiting,
marriage as never married or civil
a good thing, partnered” increased from
because 6.8% in 2002 to 9.5% in 2015.”
Functionalists Tammy Lawson (2015)
traditional would see divorce
marriage is a as something states that future
patriarchal positive, as it is relationships will be
institution. essentially different:
- Gay marriage will have
resulting in been legal for decades.
happier marriages - Open marriages and
and families for a polyamory relationships
more harmonious will be more common.
society.
Marxists believe family - More babies will be born
breakdowns might benefit without clear gender
Capitalism, as divorce is identity.
expensive and more money is - Marriages will be
spent on more relationships
replaced with renewable
Divorce: Here you can see
that more divorces
had occurred in
2004, possibly
suggesting less
people are getting
married now so
divorce isn’t an
option.
Here you can see that less
people are getting married
and more people are
becoming single. This could
be due to more people
becoming cohabiting
partners or divorce is being
destigmatised.
Opinions on
Divorce:
Divorc Divorce
Feminists Statistics:
would see a e The population aged 16 and
decline in over who were “cohabiting,
marriage as never married or civil
a good thing, partnered” increased from
because 6.8% in 2002 to 9.5% in 2015.”
Functionalists Tammy Lawson (2015)
traditional would see divorce
marriage is a as something states that future
patriarchal positive, as it is relationships will be
institution. essentially different:
- Gay marriage will have
resulting in been legal for decades.
happier marriages - Open marriages and
and families for a polyamory relationships
more harmonious will be more common.
society.
Marxists believe family - More babies will be born
breakdowns might benefit without clear gender
Capitalism, as divorce is identity.
expensive and more money is - Marriages will be
spent on more relationships
replaced with renewable
