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Social Change and the Family, Changes in settlement patterns from rural …
Social Change and the Family
Social and Economic Changes in Ireland
Modern communications technology development
Changes in settlement patterns from rural to urban areas
Reduction in working hours and increase in leisure time
Improvements in the provision of education
Improvements in the provision of social welfare
changing attitude to marriage
Changing attitudes to parenting / traditional roles in the family
Improved pay and working conditions
Increased participation of women in the workforce
Legislation on equal pay and employment opportunities
Unemployment
Changes in Settlement Patterns from Rural to Urban Areas
Technological developments, fewer people required to work on rural farms
Increase in multinational companies attracted to urban areas
More educational opportunities
Greater array of services, e.g. hospitals, banks
Greater array of amenities, e.g. cinemas
Changes in settlement patterns from rural
to urban areas - impact on family life
Urban
Greater provision of services
More amenities due to high numbers availing of them
Employment opportunities
Traffic congestion
Pollution
Rural
Services cut back
Amenities reduced
Marriages and birth rates
decline
Less government funding
Rural depopulation, older
people left behind