Family Diversity

• What is Divorce rate

  .number of divorces that happen per every 1000 people each year
• What is the Divorce Reform Act (1969)

  .enabled divorce to become easier for unhappy couples to access

  .enabled a ‘no fault’ divorce to be requested an individual did not need grounds such as adultery or abandonment in order to get divorced
• What is ’Irretrievable breakdown’

  .broad ground for divorce that is predicated on development of incompatibility between marriage partners ,is used as the sole ground for ’no fault ‘ divorces
• What is Family Ideology

  .set of beliefs which considers there to be an ideal family type
• What is the Definition of the Family according to ONS

  .A family is a married,civil partnered or cohabiting couple with or without children ,or a lone parent with at least one child , who lives at the same addresses ; children may be dependent or non-dependent