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New Right - Murray
Marriage and PNF are vital to social stability
Divorce undermines this and is therefore undesirable
Creates growing underlcass of welfare-dependent female lone parents who are a burden on the state
These female single parents leave boys without a male role model, resulting in poorer health and educational outcomes
Feminism
Shows breaking free from PNF
Desirable
PoMo and individualisation thesis
Shows individuals now have the freedom to end a relationship when it no longer meets thier needs
Desirable
Cause of greater family diversity
Functionalism
Isn’t a threat to marriage as still high re-marriage rate
Result of high expectations
Neither desirable or undesirable
Interactionist - Morgan (1996)
Meaning of divorce is specific to individuals
This means we can’t generalise
Neither desirable or undesirable
Interactionist - Mitchell and Goody
Father leaving can be the best or worst day of a child’s life
Individual meaning
PLP - Smart (2001)
Can cause financial difficulties and lack of child-parent contacts
Divorce has become normalised and families adapt to life after divorce
Not a major problem, just another transition amongst others in the life course