Outline and explain the reasons for an increase in singlehood (15) by Helen Andrews https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle A01 & A02 en-us 2021-01-12 19:06:11 UTC 2021-01-20 09:32:09 UTC hello@padlet.com Definition 19226837 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091618299 'Singlehood' is when you are living alone or living with others you are
related to.]]> 2021-01-15 15:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091618299 Extreme family changes 20229160 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091619884 Due to

Secularisation getting married at a young age is no longer the norm. In addition to this, more young people are choosing to reman single and childless. These people may prefer a larger disposable income and financial freedom to having to spend 16+ years raising a child. This stems from the post modernist view point on individualism. Klinenberg in particular talked about how living independently is seen by many young people as an achievement. They believe that it is something to be proud of and enjoy having a larger disposable income. Because of religion becoming less important in todays society, we no longer value marriage as highly leading to a decline in the typical nuclear family making many feel less secure about having children.

]]> 2021-01-15 15:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091619884 Changing expectations for women/Financial Independence https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091649079 Due to expanding employment rights for women, more women are choosing to focus on their careers. Previously, women had limited employment rights and opportunities, and were paid very little, which meant they sought marriage for financial support. Now women are able to enter employment easily, so they have increased financial independence and can now support themselves. This means there is a rise in young female adults living alone, and choosing not to rush into marriages, or marry at all. This view can be supported by post-modernists writers such as Stacey, who writes that due to greater choice, women can shape their family arrangements to meet their own needs, and many are rejecting the traditional housewife-mother role, and choosing to end relationships if they are unhappy, to return to singlehood.]]> 2021-01-15 15:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091649079 Statistics 19226837 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091652835 According to ONS, 38.4% of adults in the UK in 2018 were single. It is also estimated that over half of single people in the UK are aged between 16-64, and the majority are male. Furthermore, Mintel's reported that when interviewed, 61% of women are happy being single, as are 49% of men, again denoting an increase as many factors contribute to singlehood becoming more popular.]]> 2021-01-15 15:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091652835 Point one: being able to work edithhoyle https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091654187 Women have the freedom to work and earn their own money as apposed to their husbands paying and having financial control over them. This is due to women becoming more focused on having a good career instead of having children and caring for their family.]]> 2021-01-15 15:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091654187 Traditional family lifestyles have broken down 20230295 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091655578 Singlehood has risen because of the rise of independence of people. People have chosen their individual needs over traditional family ways of life. Klinenberg (2012) points out that living alone is seen as a success among younger people. As community pressure may have kept unsatisfactory marriages together now people are pressured to leave unhappy relationships. Research has shown that people who never marry are just as happy as those who do.]]> 2021-01-15 15:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091655578 Features 19226837 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091663239 Postmodernists believe that the increase in singlehood is a positive thing as it corresponds to more choice and freedom in our society, stemming from how the stigmas for getting divorced, living alone by choice, and other methods of singlehood are disappearing, and marriage has become less of a focal point in our society. Feminists also believe it is positive as it means that women are able to live independently outside of a relationship with a male dominant, so the patriarchal elements of our society are becoming less prominent.]]> 2021-01-15 15:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091663239 Ageing population 20229160 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091697282 Due to the large elderly population population many elderly people are losing their partners this has lead to a dramatic spike in people trapped in singlehood. Statistics show that the majority of people living alone are men over 60. This just shows the dramatic impact of a partners death at an old age. In away this reflects on how western society views elderly people. Many adults would rather let a parents live alone than have the burden of taking care of them. In addition to this, due to larger life expectancy's by the time many elderly people need care from their children their children may be too old them selves to take care of their parents. Due to the fact that some kids don't have the capacity to take care of their parents (and the fact that many don't want to) singlehood among the elderly has increased dramatically.]]> 2021-01-15 15:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1091697282 Changing Expectations for Women and Financial Independence 202310492 https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1104834758 2021-01-20 09:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hwa3/esingle/wish/1104834758