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Why are marriage rates declining?  

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Why are marriage rates declining? Introduction: For my sociology project I am going to look at marriage and find out the different reasons for its downfall over the past few years. My aim is to find out why marriage is declining. The different things I am going to look at are> Divorce Rates> Cohabitation> Changes in women's roles> Decline in religious beliefs Divorce Rates: Divorce rates have increased over the past years. There are many reasons that people may decide to divorce. The different reasons are> Changes in the attitudes towards marriage> Legal changes> High expectations of a marriage Divorce has never been accepted in religion, but recently as it is becoming more and more popular, religious people are accepting it as a fact of life. Cohabitation: Cohabitation is when two people live together, but aren't legally married. Many people cohabite as it is a sort of trial for real married life. Most cohabiting...

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