Chapter 2 Family Personal Relationships(1) Sept 2005 Xiao Huiyun
Chapter 2 Family & Personal Relationships (1) Sept. 2005 Xiao Huiyun
A 1 The Family %oIn modern Britain post Ww2 the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time % Nuclear family( 3 types 公 Lone-parent family %Cohabiting couple
A 1 The Family ❖In modern Britain post WW2, the amount of the diverse families has grown due to changes over time ❖Nuclear family ( 3 types ) ❖Lone-parent family ❖Cohabiting couple
A 1 The Family cont One-parent families their dependent children 3.0 Dependent children in 2.8 he-parent families 2.6 24 2.2 2.0 1.8 One-parent familie 1.6 己1 10 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 感曾罾宣罾罾罾邕舀罾罾爭罾§
A 1 The Family cont. One-parent families & their dependent children 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Estimated number (millions) Dependent children in one-parent families One-parent families
A 1 Family cont %o Almost half of all marriages fail .o If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen .o Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe .o Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years ,o 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family oo 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage oo 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting g Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840
A 1 Family cont. ❖ Almost half of all marriages fail. ❖ If present divorce rates continue, more than one child in four will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach age sixteen. ❖ Britain has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. ❖ Lone parenting has increased three-fold in the last twenty years. ❖ 1 in 10 families is a lone parent family ❖ 4 in 10 people are born outside marriage ❖ 1 in 10 of Britons cohabiting ❖ Annual marriage rates are at their lowest since records began in 1840
A1 Family cont .o From all these facts and figures, it appears that the traditional family is in decline. But is this really so? . According to the Soul of Britain survey .o% of Britons believe that marriage is not out-dated %o% of Britons expect our marriages to last for life .o% of Britons disapprove of lone parenting as a lifestyle choice Columnist Melanie Phillips argues that the traditional nuclear family has been at the root of their democracy, because it leads to the formation of people who are secure, stable, inner-directed and self-confident, and who have a sense of duty and responsibility to each other
A 1 Family cont. ❖ From all these facts and figures, it appears that the traditional family is in decline. But is this really so? ❖ According to the Soul of Britain survey: ❖ 80% of Britons believe that marriage is not out-dated ❖ 76% of Britons expect our marriages to last for life ❖ 46% of Britons disapprove of lone parenting as a lifestyle choice ❖ Columnist Melanie Phillips argues that the traditional nuclear family has been at the root of their democracy, because it leads to the formation of people who are secure, stable, inner-directed and self-confident, and who have a sense of duty and responsibility to each other