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Family and Diversity
Questions |
Answers |
couples living together in a sexual relationship as though they were married but not actually being married. |
Cohabitation |
They see cohabitation negatively as these couples are more likely to split up than married couples. This will lead to a lone parent family if children are involved |
New Right |
They see cohabitation positively as it allows women to weigh up the relationship and opt out of it if it is oppressive this weakens the patriarchal control of men over women |
Feminist |
claims cohabitation is just a step on the way to getting married. Many couples cohabit first to see if they are compatible for marriage |
Chester |
) states that 75% of cohabiting couples expect to marry |
Coast |
families in which one or both adults in a couple bring children from a previous relationship. |
Step Families |
argue that step families are at greater risk of poverty than first families as there are more children and the step father may also have to support children from a previous relationship who live elsewhere. |
Ferri and Smith |