www.childtrends.org What Is “Healthy Marriage”? Defining the Concept By Kristin Anderson Moore‚ Ph.D.‚ Susan M. Jekielek‚ Ph.D.‚ Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew‚ Ph.D.‚ Lina Guzman‚ Ph.D.‚ Suzanne Ryan‚ Ph.D.‚ and Zakia Redd‚ M.P.P. September 2004 verview Americans love books and movies that end with a couple exchanging vows and going on to live “happily ever after.” We cry at weddings‚ and we admire couples of whom it can be said‚ “They have a great marriage.” And young people today continue to place
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Interracial Marriage Michael D. Wilson Sociology M.D. Howard February 24‚ 2012 Abstract Today interracial marriages are happening more and more despite that many disapprove as we become more diverse‚ both racially and ethnically. In the past‚ though considered to be taboo interracial marriages are a quickly growing segment of the population. Interracial marriage is a marriage of two individuals each of different races. The focus of this paper is to address interracial marriage increase
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Two major types of marriage exist in Nigeria: monogamy‚ a marriage of one man to one woman‚ and polygyny‚ a marriage of one man to two or more wives. In most cultural groups in Nigeria‚ traditional marriage is usually an arrangement between two families as opposed to an arrangement between two individuals. Accordingly‚ there is pressure on the bride and bridegroom to make the marriage work as any problem will usually affect both families and strain the otherwise cordial relationship between them
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In today’s Western Culture‚ marriage has come to mean many different things. “The ways in which we refer to marriage‚ and especially the terms we favor‚ reflect our views of it” (Grün‚ 2006‚ p. 163). Since the turn of the century‚ divorce rates have been higher than ever before and many individuals wonder why. It is estimated that roughly 50% of the marriages in the United States result in divorce. Society has created this do-over mentality that gives many people an “easy out” for their decisions
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Summary American Marriage In Transition Marriage’s place in the life course used to come before starting a career or even having children but‚ now it usually comes afterward. It was the foundation of adult life‚ now it seems to be the capstone. Marriage is achieved through one’s own effort rather than something to which one routinely accedes. There are three forms of marriage companionate‚ individualized and pure. Companionate marriage is the single-earner‚ breadwinner-homemaker marriage that flourished
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Traditionally‚ marriage is the recognized union between a man and a woman that establishes rights and obligations between them. Although‚ the meaning of marriage varies. Hindu marriage is the joining of two individuals for life‚ so that they can pursue dharma (duty)‚ artha (possessions)‚ kama (physical desires)‚ and moksha (ultimate spiritual release) together. Catholic marriage is the pledge by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life and which is ordered
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The idea of gay marriage is what I would call a recent phenomenon. I say recent because it has only been in the past few years that activists in the country have become extremely vocal about legalizing gay marriage. What got the ball rolling was the first legally gay marriage in the United States which was performed in San Francisco in 2004 between Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon who are gay rights activists. After this first marriage the idea of homosexuals marrying became a trend that swept across
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Sanctity Of Marriage INTRODUCTION 1. Marriage as an institution today is struggling... a. Many seek to redefine what constitutes a marriage b. We hear of same-sex marriages‚ open marriages‚ polygamy‚ polyandry‚ polyamory c. Others decry marriage altogether‚ preferring simple cohabitation d. Many joke about it: "Marriage is a wonderful
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Career and Marriage Does healthy career equal a broken marriage? Do we all think this way? There are lots of arguments on this issue; everyone has a different a different idea. Women entered workforce when World War II began‚ while men took off to serve in the army. The world was really different for those women at that time period than their mothers or the women they used to be. It was also for women to work outside of the house and still be a perfect mom or a wife. They wanted to do both of the
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changing relationship between women and marriage. Economic factors‚ a rise in feminism‚ parents’ influence‚ attitudes about sex‚ educational pursuits‚ and divorce statistics are discussed and their influence on women’s attitudes toward marriage are explored. Cultural changes that have impacted women’s lives are also examined. The purpose of the paper is to explore the changes affecting women‚ their attitudes toward marriage‚ and their expectations of marriage. This paper will primarily concentrate
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