... ) gave couples living in unhappy marriages, such as empty-shell marriages easier access to a divorce, increasing family diversity by creating a rise in lone parent families. Furthermore, the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act (2001) strengthened the amount of homosexual cohabiting in society. Another aspect of family diversity stems from ethnicity. An example of this is shown through Asian families (seen in ... and no longer 'normal'. Homosexuality was once illegal in all states around the world, however now becoming more and more socially accepted, with much legal defence su...

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