that increases in divorce and marital breakdown are the result of economic changes that have affected the family. One example of these changes is the raised material aspirations of families‚ which Hart suggests has put pressure on both spouses to become wage earners. Women as a result have been forced to become both homemakers and economic providers. According to Hart‚ the contradiction of these two roles has lead to conflict and this is the main cause of marital breakdown. It would appear that Hart’s
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consequence of this change has been a substantial increase in the number of single parent families and the attendant problems that this brings (Kilmartin‚ 1997). An important issue for sociologists‚ and indeed for all of society‚ is why these changes in marital patterns have occurred. In this essay I will seek to critically examine a number of sociological explanations for the ’divorce phenomenon’ and also consider the social policy implications that each explanation carries with it. It will be argued that
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consequence of this change has been a substantial increase in the number of single parent families and the attendant problems that this brings (Kilmartin‚ 1997). An important issue for sociologists‚ and indeed for all of society‚ is why these changes in marital patterns have occurred. In this essay I will seek to critically examine a number of sociological explanations for the ’divorce
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Cohabitation and Marital Communication. 1. Issue number 6. What is the most appropriate level of analysis for psychology? Position A: Molecular. Despite significant theories giving a relationship to premarital cohabitation and the likelihood of divorce‚ we have yet to definitively answer the underlying question of why the relationship exists. This study focuses not on the theories themselves‚ but on a function of marital life. Marital communication is a large part of marital development
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marriage might include whether spouses are of opposite sexes or the same sex‚ and how one of the customary expectations of marriage is understood today. A major social trend in the current western families is the large occurrence of divorce and marital breakdowns. Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage. Thirty years ago in Australia‚ only one marriage in ten concluded in divorce; nowadays the figure is more than one in three (Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ 2012). A consequence of this change
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Divorce‚ or the dissolution of marriage‚ is the final termination of a marital union‚ canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties. Unlike annulment‚ which declares the marriage null and void. Divorce laws vary considerably around the world‚ but in most countries it requires the sanction of a court or other authority in a legal process. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal support)‚ child
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willing to attain help from counselors. Although the counseling in this case did not work‚ if couple’s counseling was made mandatory before divorce‚ both partner would have no choice‚ but to consistently work with their partner‚ in address their marital issues. (Author Unknown‚ Jennifer Lopez is Devastated that Marriage Counseling Didn’t Work‚
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court: * Grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown of the marriage * Prohibit defendant from imposing any restraint on plaintiff’s personal liberty * Grant defendant reasonable time-sharing custody rights * Order a suitable amount for support of the plaintiff and said minor child(ren) * Grant plaintiff full custody of the above-mentioned minor child(ren) and ultimate decision making authority * Grant defendant the rights to the marital property located at 123 West Golf Road‚ Boston
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Introduction In our Philippine Constitution‚ Article XV‚ family is defined as a group of persons united together by ties of marriage and blood. Family is important in our country and to our society. It is the foundation of the nation which is but a conglomeration of families bound not only by affinity and consanguinity and common interests but also by a common past and shared vision of the future. When there is a family‚ there is also Marriage. Marriage is defined as a status or relation of one
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People who say that divorce is not advisable for the Philippines forget or ignore our history. The ethno-linguistic communities of the Philippine archipelago before the Spanish conquest practiced divorce. We had a divorce law from 1917 until August 30‚ 1950‚ when the Civil Code of 1950 took effect. The latter law prohibited divorce for Filipinos‚ and the prohibition continues under the present Family Code. But Muslim Filipinos have always practiced divorce‚ which Philippine law allowed. Today‚ divorce
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