1. Patterns of Marriage, Co-Habitation and Divorce
... ," and the removal of the bread winner role means that women no longer depend on men for income therefor are less likely to remain in unhappy relationships. On the other hand Functionalists argue that although there is a high rate in divorce it doesn't necessarily mean that the importance of marriage is depleting, in fact there's a high rate of re-marriages which ... spend a mass amount of money for a wedding which would lead them into debt, also it could be very expensive to get a divorce if the relationship ends badly. On the other hand The New Right argues that if this couple were to ...
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