marriage.2. Using premarital counseling strategies to emphasize the importance of the marital union and the long-term family and societal consequences attached to the decision to marry. 3. The use of premarital strategies will demonstrate that there are resources available to assist couples when they start to experience marital discord. 4. Couples participation in premarital education programs are less likely to have marital problems and are less likely to divorce (Stanley‚ 2001). Stanley (2001) presents
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Oxford University Press. Phares‚ V Siegel‚ L. J. and Senna‚ J. J. (1995) Juvenile Delinquency: Theory and Practice. New York. West Publishing Company. Steinberg‚ L Strage‚ A.‚ & Brandt‚ (1999). Authoritative parenting and college students’ academic adjustment and success. Journal of Educational Psychology‚ 91(4)‚ 146-156. Udochukwu‚ A. N. (2001). Cultism in Nigerian Higher Educational Institutions: Origins‚ incidence and suggestions for it control. In Okonkwo‚ RUN and Okoye‚ R. The Nigerian Adolescent
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Pre-marital sex is a sexual intercourse engaged by persons who are not married. It is a mortal sin in Christianity for the reason it is against the Law of Moses: Thou shall not commit adultery. In some countries (particularly in Asian countries that practice Christianity)‚ they banned pre-marital sex in order to prevent unwanted pregnancy‚ prostitution and abortion. The importance of this study is to let the people know the following problems and their answers/reasons behind pre-marital sex.
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Premarital sex Premarital sex is sexual activity practiced by persons who are unmarried. The prevalence of pre-marital sex has increased in both developed and developing countries.[1] In some cultures‚ the significance of premarital sex has traditionally been related to the concept of virginity. However‚ unlike virginity‚ premarital sex can refer to more than one occasion of sexual activity or more than one sex partner. There are cultural differences as to whether and in which circumstances premarital
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The Impact of Suicide on the Family Julie Cerel1‚ John R. Jordan2‚ and Paul R. Duberstein3 1 College of Social Work‚ University of Kentucky‚ Lexington‚ KY‚ USA‚ 2 The Family Loss Project‚ Pantucket‚ RI‚ USA‚ 3 University of Rochester Medical Center‚ Rochester‚ NY‚ USA Abstract. Little research has examined the consequences of a suicide for social or family networks. Because suicide occurs within families‚ the focus on the aftermath of suicide within families is an important next step to determine
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Breastfeeding’s effect on cognitive development in low birth weight infants Megan E. Sieloff Julia Landis Psychology 238: Child Development April 2‚ 2010 Abstract Aim: To compare two peer review journals which both comment on the effects of breastfeeding on children born with low birth weights. Method: Compare the articles Breastfeeding and intelligence of preschool children [1]‚ and Effect of breastfeeding on cognitive development of infants born small for
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Black-White Interracial Couples: Negative effects of racial discrimination on marital quality There is no reason why interracial couples cannot be happily married just like same race couples. The more society grows‚ the more interracial couples multiply. As interracial couples multiply‚ the more racial discrimination is present‚ which leads to marital failures. The negative effects of racial discrimination on marital quality of black-white couples will influence the amount of social support‚ the
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No. 1283 June 11‚ 1999 HOW BROKEN FAMILIES ROB CHILDREN OF THEIR CHANCES FOR FUTURE PROSPERITY PATRICK F. FAGAN Much of the debate about the growing gap between rich and poor in America focuses on the changing job force‚ the cost of living‚ and the tax and regulatory structure that hamstrings businesses and employees. But analysis of the social science literature demonstrates that the root cause of poverty and income disparity is linked undeniably to the presence or absence of marriage. Broken
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Introduction A significant and often heated debate has been in progress for years regarding the effect of divorce on the family‚ and more specifically‚ on children of different ages. On the one side‚ there are writers‚ theorists and scholars who argue that divorce does not affect the children over the long term and on the other side are those who argue that divorce has a negative effect on the children for all their lives. It is indeed impossible to make a clear and definitive conclusion based
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between marianismo and marital satisfaction among women of Mexican origin? Hypothesis #1: Familismo will be positively correlated with marital satisfaction among women of Mexican origin. It is expected that women who endorse higher levels of familismo will report It is expected that women who endorse higher levels of familismo will report higher levels of marital satisfaction. Conversely‚ women who endorse lower levels of familismo will report lower levels of marital satisfaction. This hypothesis
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