Additional Reasons for Family Diversity

• Secularisation, so the push away from religion that promotes a nuclear family allows gay, single parent and reconstituted families to grow
• Changes in law such as the divorce reform act, mortgage changes and marriage act allow for gay, cohabitating and single parent families to increase
• Changes in women's position such as equal pay act allow for cohabitating, living apart together and dual-earner families to increase
• Changes in social attitudes, such as declining stigma about families that are seen as a harm to society such as single parent or gay families, allow for them to increase