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Marriage and Partnering (Increased cohabitation (contraception, 1967…
Marriage and Partnering
Definition of marriage
Hypergamy
Hypogamy
The changing meanings of marriage
INSTITUTIONAL
early 19th C
COMPANIONATE
mid 20th C
INDIVIDUALISED
since the 1960s
deinstitutionalisation of marriage
is marriage universal?
Increased cohabitation
contraception
1967 family planning act
increased divorce
more liberal abortion laws (1967)
changes in higher education and housing
changes in parental control
sexual liberalisation
Same-sex Marriage
England and Wales: July 2013/March 2014
Scotland: Feb 2014/Dec 2014
Still illegal in N.I.
Gender Recognition
GR Act 2004
legal disclosure of being trans
Marriage Rate
80(GMR) marriage rate at start of WWII
during WWII fell below 70(GMR)
rose to around 72(GMR) by the end of WWII
general decline through the 50s and 60s
rose to almost 80 between 1968 and 1973
steady decrease since 1973
down to around 20 by 2011
Increased civil ceremonies
10% of marriages in 1872 - over 50% by 1976, 72% in 2013
2013 figures
mean age of marriage is 36.7 for men and 34.3 for women
age has increased - people getting married later
Cohabitation
doubled since 1996
345% increase among same sex couples
98% increase among opposite sex couples