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liberal feminist explanation

explanation: states that women are more independent and can leave an unhappy marriage and remain financially stable, this may explain why 70% of divorce petitions come from women

evidence: liberal feminist Sharpe - she acknowledged that the priorities of women changed because she conducted 2 interviews one in 1976 and one in 1994- in 1976 Sharpe interviewed women about their future plans and found that many women prioritised love, marriage and have children however in 1994 women’s priorities shifted from marriage and love to careers and themselves. Liberal Feminist Wilkinson refers to the changes in roles and attitudes of women to the ‘genderquake’ where women no longer prioritise marriage and children as much as they did in the past

geographical mobility- moving away for jobs and prioritising jobs/careers

Radical feminist Greer says that women should result to separatism

evaluation: Ballard says divorce within the British Asian community, remains stigmatised- this could be due to stronger religious beliefs

law firm Seddon conducted a survey with 450 people in 2013 and the survey showed that 16% did not want to marry until they bought a house, so marriage is delayed not replaced by cohabitation