Marriage of some kind is found in most societies, and typically married people form either a , which is often subsequently extended biologically, through , or part of an extended family network. Alternatively the parents may choose to be "". Finally, they may be childless due to , and possibly seek treatment or consider .
There is wide variation in the precise form that marriage takes. Two of the most hotly-debated variants are discussed below: and .
Divorce or dissolution of marriage
This is the ending of a , which can be contrasted with an which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the may be recognized in such unions, such as , and .
In , divorce rates have increased markedly during the . Among the states in which divorce has become commonplace are the , , and members of the . In U.S, , the and other some other developed countries, this boom in divorce developed in the last half of the . In addition, acceptance of the has resulted in many women deciding to have children outside marriage as there is little remaining social stigma attached to unwed mothers. The subject of divorce as a social phenomenon is an important research topic in .
Some researchers argue that divorce rate does not always reflect actual interactions among people; that is, some countries may show a low divorce rate because, in such countries, people rarely get married in the first place.
The term between divorce and remarriage varies depending on the country and the gender of the divorcee. In some countries, women need to wait longer than men before remarrying to avoid confusion about . Children born after divorce may or may not be recognized as children of their father depending on the period between divorce and birth. In most jurisdictions there is a presumption that the child born during the marriage is the father's child, however this presumption can be overcome by identifying the putative father and bringing a paternity or affiliation proceeding. If the child was conceived before the divorce but born afterward this is the kind of grey area that enjoy . If a man accepts the child as his own he may be declared the father by as the power of the court would rather the child have a male role model responsible for and other parental rather than have the child grow up in a monoparental family.
Marriage has failed due to the fact that it is much easier, these days, to live with a person and have nearly as much rights as married people with out actually going through the process. Before people would have to get married to be with the person they liked, but now you can just do about anything with the person you like.
It is much easier now, compared to say for example 50 years ago to get a divorce. Society has made it much more accessible for people in seek of a divorce to get one. Before, married couples would not get divorce; however they would have an empty shell marriage or just be separated.
Marxists are against the nuclear family, they believe that it exists to support and maintain capitalism and that the woman is a baby machine which just produces the new work force.
Feminism believe that the nuclear family exploits woman’ they see it as patriarchal, the woman is dominated by the man in the relationship. Feminsim, like Marxism is also against marriage.
Functionalism, however sees marriage as a good thing because they believe that marriage maintains social order.