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CHANGES IN FAMILY AND MARRIAGE IN BRITAIN SINCE WORLD WAR 2

CHANGES IN FAMILY AND MARRIAGE IN BRITAIN SINCE WORLD WAR 2. PRESENTER: ALECK H. SEPT 17, 2003. MAJOR FACTORS. FORMATION OF FAMILY FIRST MARRIAGE IN DECLINE DEVORCE IN INCREASE. FORMATION OF FAMILY. formal marriage →stable cohabitation

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CHANGES IN FAMILY AND MARRIAGE IN BRITAIN SINCE WORLD WAR 2

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  1. CHANGES IN FAMILY AND MARRIAGE IN BRITAIN SINCE WORLD WAR 2 PRESENTER: ALECK H. SEPT 17, 2003

  2. MAJOR FACTORS • FORMATION OF FAMILY • FIRST MARRIAGE IN DECLINE • DEVORCE IN INCREASE

  3. FORMATION OF FAMILY • formal marriage →stable cohabitation • increase in number of divorced, separated, or never-married single mothers

  4. FIRST MARRIAGE IN DECLINE • first marriages:almost 390,000 in 1970 → 171,900 in 2001 • remarriages: 114,200 in 2001accounting for 40% of all marriages

  5. MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE：DEVORCE IN INCREASE • divorce in England and Wales more than doubled from 1971 to 1985(Divorce Reform Act of 1971) • peak around 1945 • 1950s: relatively stable1960s: increase begin1980 and onwards: slow increase

  6. CAUSES FOR THE INCREASE • removal of legal barriers: • Divorce Reform Act • Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act • higher expectations • changes in women's social position:rise in women’s position & change in women’s role • change in social values • Demographic change:longer life expectancy & younger marriage

  7. END OF PRESENTATION • REFERENCE: • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2004 • www.statistics.gov.uk Presentation brought to you by Aleck H.

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