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Divorce - Coggle Diagram
Divorce
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- 40% marriages will end in divorce
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- 1857 - men allowed to divorce only if wives had been unfaithful - expensive
- 1923 - women same rights as men (1857)
- 1969 - Divorce law reform act - irretrievable breakdown of marriage acceptable for divorce BUT only after 2 years of separation
- 1996 - Family law act - divorce by agreement after 'period of reflection'
5 reasons for divorce - adultery, behaviour, desertion, two years if both parties consent, 5 years w/o consent
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- Fletcher 1966 - place too high expectations on marriages → reason why so many fail
- 1950s - little choice over marriage, romance was bonus but not expected → mostly business deals
- Allan & crow 2001 - love, satisfaction & commitment fundamental components of a successful marriage
- declining stigma & changing attitudes
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- secularisation - society becoming less religious
- changes in position of women
- women less financially dependent on husbands
- less people believe in hell for getting a divorce
- previous decades - women legally able to divorce but did not have secure income to live alone / raise children
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- positive changes in law yet its still expensive
- still stigma around divorce
- secularisation - religion is still increasing globally so point is false
- women are still NOT equal