1. Complete the questions below to solidify your knowledge of changing
patterns in marriage, cohabitation and divorce
1. Identify two alternatives to marriage
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2. How did Burgoyne and Clark explain cohabitation as an alternative
to marriage?
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3. What percentage of marriages ends in divorce according to
Chandler?
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4. What is the term where a married couple continue to live together
although no love is maintained between them?
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5. One explanation of marital breakdown is conflict between spouses.
Explain Leach’s study which backs this up.
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6. Explain Gibson’s reason for the ease of divorce
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Marriage, Cohabitation and Divorce Knowledge Check

2. 7. How have the changes in attitudes made divorce easier and more
acceptable?
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8. Identify and explain one change in legislation which may have lead
to an increase in divorces. (Make sure you explain why!)
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