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    New families? Tradition and change in partnering and relationships

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    Publication date
    2008
    Author
    Duncan, Simon
    Phillips, M.
    Keyword
    Families
    United Kingdom
    Britain
    Marriage
    Cohabitation
    Divorce
    Partnering
    Same sex relationships
    Solo living
    Living apart together
    Friends
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    The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in British Social Attitudes: the 24th Report by SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. © 2008 SAGE Publications Ltd.
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    The family as a social institution is often said to be undergoing rapid change or even crisis. Commentary in the media and by policy-makers sometimes claims a `breakdown¿ of the family, asserting that intimate ties of loving and caring are becoming more individualised and self-centred, even selfish. Some scholars see this as part of a broader process whereby traditional social ties such as class, religion and family are fading away. Instead, they argue, people are `compelled to choose their own biographies¿ and personal relationships are being individually and actively chosen from a diverse range of possibilities. Statistically speaking, marriage is decreasing in popularity, whilst living alone, cohabitation and births outside marriage are increasing. But what do trends like this mean? Does this mean `family breakdown¿ or, as much in-depth family research has argued, just that the outward form of families is changing but the inner core - the value people attach to their family relationships ¿ remains central? This project tried to answer this question by examining the British public¿s attitude to different family relationships and parenting arrangements. It looked particularly at cohabitation and marriage, partnering, divorce, solo living, living apart together, same sex relationships and friends.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2239
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    Duncan, S. and Phillips, M. (2008). New families? Tradition and change in partnering and relationships. In: Park, A., Curtice, J., Thomson, K., Phillips, M., Johnson, M.C., Clery, E. (eds.) British Social Attitudes: the 24th Report. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
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