Divorce

• What is the functionalist perspective on divorce?

  • Fewer dysfunctional families
  • Increase in job opportunities
  • Necessary to maintain a stable society
• What is the Marxist perspective on divorce?

  • Competition for resources and power within the marriage
  • Unequal to access to resources in society can lead to tensions within family
• What is the feminist perspective on divorce?

  • Positive
  • Women see inequalities in their relationships
  • recognise relationship is being controlled by the man
  • Allows women to leave unhappy marriages and start again