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    The Causes of Divorce

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    Divorce is a global issue that a lot of people are suffering from. It terminates a marital relationship and cancels responsibilities of marriage; the rate of divorce is increasing day by day‚ and no one can stop it. A statistic shows that just in Morocco‚ which has a small population‚ 44‚222 divorces occurred in 2011; many people want to know the causes of divorce before they get married to avoid that problem in the future. Some

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    Legalize divorce

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    Technically speaking‚ divorce by definition nullifies marriage. For me‚ it defeats the purpose of getting married. In a wider sense‚ I do not approve of divorce because there is annulment and I believe it is enough if marriage is not working between the couple. Divorce would be the primary hindrance in promoting family values. The problem is women and children are constantly getting abused‚ so if that is the case‚ will separation be enough? I believe if we really want to end the problem regarding

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    Divorce Stats

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    Divorce stats are seen as an inadequate measure of marital breakdown for many reasons. Many people that experience marital breakdowns decide not to get divorced for a number of reasons including‚ money issues‚ housing difficulties‚ religion‚ or the children involved. A married couple may feel at a time in life when their marriage is at an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ and want a divorce. However complications stop the divorce from taking place. So although there has been a marital breakdown there

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    The Concept of Divorce

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    Happy marriages nowadays are an uncommon sight. If you ask people around about happy marriages‚ they might ask you if such still exists. Of course‚ that will immediately crush every child’s dream of “fairytale happy endings.” But let us face the reality that not all marriages are perfect‚ that not all decisions about getting married are really right. Those decisions can only be the best one in the situation some couples face. Not all marriages are always out of love but it can also be just

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    of people in society related by blood or marriage‚ ties or strong bond‚ usually consisting of one or two parents and their children. Social structure is the unique organised arrangement of social relationships and social institutions that make up society. Social structures are present in society and affect all parts of human experience. It enables individuals in the society to interact and live together. This essay will compare and contrast the Functionalist and Marxist views of the role of the family

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    Divorce and Children

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    DIVORCE AND CHILDREN… EXPLORING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN INTRODUCTION Pickhardt (2006) defined divorce as the process in which two individuals decided to legally separate all aspect of their lives (legal‚ social‚ physical‚ and emotional) to develop their own individual lives. In today’s society‚ divorce is becoming an increasing epidemic of married couples with or without children. Such divorces that involve kids become increasingly difficult due to the stability of

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    Causes of Divorce

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    society‚ divorce is more the norm than ever before although nobody marries with expectation of failure. Married couples never contemplate that the person they once loved could later seem to be a stranger and perhaps even an enemy. The last decades have shown a rise in the rate of divorce. The United States has the highest divorce rate in the western world. Divorce rates among marriages have rose from 479 in 1965 to 1‚187 in 1993. What has caused such an increase in divorce among marriages? Possible

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    Essay on Divorce

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    Ingredients for Divorce Rachel Warren Lake Michigan College Ingredients for Divorce Marriage symbolizes a unity between two people. Some marriages last and for others result in divorce. Divorce is the legal separation of two people who must break their vows because they no longer want the marriage to continue. Divorce is not the exception anymore it is almost the norm. Couples have lived together for many years and were able to make a living and a relationship. Then all of a sudden they want

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    Divorce and Relationships

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    Divorce and Our National Values Peter Kramer in his essay “Divorce and Our National Values” suggests that either Americans celebrate the individual‚ autonomy‚ and self-fulfillment or we honor marriage as the centerpiece of social stability. The question is whether these values can be competitive and destructive or can they be complementary and empowering. Through teamwork and communication‚ marriage can be complementary and empowering while being honored as the centerpiece

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    Teenagers and Divorce

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    ]Teenagers and Divorce In 2008‚ an estimated forty- percent of all marriages in the United States ended in divorce. Forty- percent of those once married couples have children. Now‚ imagine being the child of divorced parents‚ not having a say in anything that goes on in your surroundings anymore. Image that you are now a teenager and you are going to your dad or moms house for the weekend like you do every other weekend‚ or every other day. Doesn’t that seem unfair? That is how the majority of

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