Wednesday 21 October 2009

Diversity of the family


Marriage rates are falling in the UK. They differ in relation to ethnicity and class is the UK. The likely hood is that most of us will marry at some stage in our lifestyle.
Cohabitation has become increasingly common in England and Wales. Also having children outside of a marriage has become increasingly common in England and Wales. The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe: however, it is still far lower than in the USA. There has also been a long term trend for increasing divorce rates in England and Wales, although this trend seems to be less certain than before, with recent figures displaying a falling divorce rate. Reasons suggest for this trend include the high value placed on marriage, conflict between spouses in the privatized nuclear family, attitudes and legislation.

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