Chapter 2 Family Personal Relationships 1

1. Chapter 2Family & Personal Relationships (1)

2. Focal questions 1. What are the traditional expectations of marriage in Britain? (Pp19, 22, 23) 2. How do you visualise the typical family in modern Britain? (Pp 19) 3. What changes in the family and marriage have occured since the Second World War? Which are the most significant? How do you explain them? (Pp 19, 20, 24, 25, 26) 4. What do you understand of the term "youth culture"? Can you give some specific examples of youth subcultures or cults? Do all youth subcultures have certain common features? (P21) In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over timeIn modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time

3. A 1 The Family Diverse families Nuclear family Lone-parent family Cohabiting couple Common-law/de facto marriage Civil partnership In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called de facto marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status which is legally recognized in some jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage contract is entered into. A common law marriage is legally binding in some jurisdictions but has no meaning in others. In some jurisdictions without true common law marriages (e.g. Hungary), the term "common law marriage" is used as a synonym for non-marital relationships such as domestic partnership or relationship (i.e. "shacking up"). The term "common-law marriage" is frequently used in England and Wales; however such a "marriage" is not recognized in law, and it does not confer any rights or obligations on the parties. In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time Common-law marriage (or common law marriage), sometimes called de facto marriage, informal marriage or marriage by habit and repute, is a form of interpersonal status which is legally recognized in some jurisdictions as a marriage even though no legally recognized marriage ceremony is performed or civil marriage contract is entered into. A common law marriage is legally binding in some jurisdictions but has no meaning in others. In some jurisdictions without true common law marriages (e.g. Hungary), the term "common law marriage" is used as a synonym for non-marital relationships such as domestic partnership or relationship (i.e. "shacking up"). The term "common-law marriage" is frequently used in England and Wales; however such a "marriage" is not recognized in law, and it does not confer any rights or obligations on the parties.

4. A 1 Family cont. Marriage: half�fail; rate�lowest since records in 1840 Divorce: rate�highest in Europe; 1+child/4 before age 16�divorce of their parents Lone parenting: increased three-fold in the last 20 years, 1/10 families 4/10 people: born outside marriage 1/10: cohabiting Almost half of all marriages fail. If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen. Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years. 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840Almost half of all marriages fail. If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen. Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years. 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840

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