THE MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG COUPLES SEMINAR HELD ON AUGUST 29‚ 2009. THEME: INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE. MESSAGE BY: TAIWO‚ Elijah Introduction The word intimacy comes from a Latin word that means "innermost." In the marriage relationship‚ this translates into a vulnerable sharing of our inner thoughts‚ feelings‚ spirit‚ and true self. Both men and women need to feel secure in this sharing and confidant of their spouse’s support. This support is achieved through listening‚ empathy‚ prayer‚ or reassurance
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In Eva Illouz’s “Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism‚” she argues that capitalism has created an emotional culture in the workplace‚ in the family‚ and within our relationship to ourselves. She argues that the emotional style of the 20th century was shaped by the Freudian theory. She considers communication skills to be an important factor to the family and the workplace. She also noticed gender roles were beginning to transform with an emphasis on feminism. In addition‚ she considers
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Sexual Intimacy Sexual intimacy can mean many different things to different people. I am here today to talk to you about facts‚ terms‚ concerns‚ and as well as the Catholic Stance on Sexual intimacy. For most of you now a days sex is not used how God intended it to be used‚ it is used for pleasure and self-want. God created sex to be used between two people who love each other and are going to spend the rest of their lives together. It is not intended to be used while you’re still in
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FAMILY LAW INTERNAL ASSESSMENT 1 MARITAL RAPE HISTORY Rape is defined as any act of sexual intercourse which a person is compelled to take part in under duress or through the application of physical force. Rape is derived from the ancient word ‘Raptus’ which implied theft‚ either of property or possession. The question here is‚ how did it to come to apply to this horrific crime? The answer is simple. In the minds of the bigoted population‚ rape was nothing more than
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11/8/2013 Basic Composition Final Draft 4 Losing Intimacy People yearn for relationships in order to experience intimacies and relate with others. It is in their nature to connect with other people to share emotions to try to‚ ultimately‚ avoid the feeling of being lonely. People desire relationships so they can have someone to share their interests with‚ confide their feelings with‚ and share experiences with. In earlier times‚ relationships primarily involved in-person interactions with one
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INTRODUCTION The term "intimacy" has captured a large number of sociologists’ attention throughout the history in that the role intimacy plays is of significance in terms of human experience(Miller and Perlman‚ 2009). Moreover‚ the understanding of interpersonal relationships and ties within the notion of family has been consisitently updated and deeply analyzed from a sociological point of view. Therefore‚ the purpose of this paper is to gain a general acknownledge of the extent to which sociology
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Running head: MARITAL CONFLICTS CAN LEAD TO MAJOR DEPRESSION 1 Marital Conflicts Can Lead to Major Depression Zunaira Akhtar Aga khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery Running head: MARITAL CONFLICTS CAN LEAD TO MAJOR DEPRESSION 2 “The marital relationship plays a very important role in person ’s physical and mental well-being. Studies shown that married couples enjoy better life as compared to single counterpart”. (Choi‚ &Marks‚ 2008). In 2006‚ Umber son‚ Williams‚ Powers
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in the concept of ‘marital disenchantment’ since 1927‚ however most research conducted showed ‘marital disenchantment’ in the early stages in marriage. Additionally‚ Pineo found that there had been no study or work done to conclude that ‘marital disenchantment’ develops “after the marriage has endured for several years” (Pineo 1961‚ p. 3). Therefore according to Peterson (2004) Peter Pineo in 1961 conducted the first longitudinal study of marital happiness to illustrate marital disenchantment in
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Amy Penn The article that I read was Interracial Intimacies‚ Barack Obama‚ and the Politics of Multiracialism; written by Kimberly McClain DaCosta in 2009. I choose this article because it hits close to home for me since I have been in a interracial relationship since I was sixteen years old‚ and have three interracial children. In this article‚ the author reviews the way that political discourse of multiracialism has changed in the last twenty years. Multiracials began organizing
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East 03/15/2013 English Language and Intimacy Language defines the type of person we are. It has an affect on our choices as well as our lifestyle. Depending on friends‚ family‚ and others we talk to‚ our choice on language tends to vary. Our decisions in life‚ sometimes‚ are influenced by the language we use and our surroundings. Language has become a way of seeing life in a different perspective. But can language effect intimacy? Family intimacy to be exact. Richard Rodriguez‚ a writer
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