person in a relationship of permanence‚ under any circumstances. The spouses in traditional marriages compared to common law relationships have some entitlements such as spousal support upon divorce‚ equalization payment upon separation‚ and succession rights if the partner passes away intestate. After a divorce‚ one may require spousal support‚ also known as an alimony‚ in order to support themselves and be economically independent. Both traditionally married and common law couples are eligible for
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patriarchal capitalist society attempts to protect male status by discrediting the validity of spousal abuse and BWS. Definition and History Battered women’s syndrome results from a pattern of abuse from a partner (Barnett & LaViolette‚ 1996: 158). Spousal abuse has had a long history‚ and has grown since the middle ages (Flowers‚ 1996: 131). Social scientist Friedrich Engels noted that spousal abuse began “with the emergence of the first monogamous pairing relationship which replaced group
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Alcohol Addiction Laurie Evans COM/156 August 4‚ 2013 Alcohol Addiction Is alcoholism a disease of addiction? This is the question you will find answers to in the following paper. Let’s start by defining what a disease is. A disease can be defined as any harmful‚ depraved‚ or morbid condition‚ as of mind or society. Alcoholism can be defined as a disease because if one consumes more than the recommended amount you can have memory loss‚ become violent‚ and in some cases become depraved
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(Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer‚ married in Ontario‚ Canada in 2007‚ where same-sex marriages were at the time legal. When Spyer’s died‚ the state of New York still recognized the couple’s marriage. However‚ when Windsor used her use of a spousal estate tax exception‚ the IRS denied her claim. They did this because‚ under the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”)‚ the federal government did not recognize same-sex marriages for the receiving of federal benefits. Edith Windsor and Thea Clara Spyer first met
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PS 103 ASSIGNMENT 1 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ID: S99003183; URIAM ROBATI ABSTRACT Domestic Violence has a great effect on children. Domestic violence also known as domestic abuse‚ spousal abuse or child abuse is recognized as a pattern of abusive behavior by one or both partners especially those in marriage. This coercive behavior is used against another person to obtain power and control over the other party in a relationship. Domestic violence takes many forms such as physical violence which
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Solution-focused brief therapy respect cultures background‚ understanding the client with his or her culture or worldview‚ it encouraged the client to explore their reality from the culture structure. There might be communication barrier‚ because SFBT approaches directly and it might be odd for some culture that value indirect approach to a problem. (Ivey‚ D’Andrea‚ Ivey & Morgan‚ 2002). Lee (cited in Sharf‚ 2012) states that SFBT can be seen as an approach that will be approved by several cultures
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Spousal Abuse “You sho’ is one aggravatin’ nigger woman!”; this is only one example of the abuse in Zora Neale Hurston’s short story‚ “Sweat”. Spousal abuse is a very common issue in today’s society. Hurston represents this form of abuse through the way the husband talks to his wife and the way he treats her. Delia is a hard-working woman who is very obedient and faithful to her husband‚ Sykes. Through harsh words‚ he cuts her down about her
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Sexual abuse is molestation. It is unwanted sexual behavior by one person upon another. It can happen to anyone. No matter what sex or age. 44 percent are under the age of 18 years old and 80% are under 30 years old. There is child sexual abuse‚ spousal sexual abuse and more. When it happens immediately it is called sexual assault. The offender is the molester. There are so many signs of sexual abuse that you probably wouldn’t think of. Child sexual abuse is defined by medem. Its sexual actions
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1007/s10834-009-9169-4 ORIGINAL PAPER Spousal Roles on Motivations for Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Study in New Zealand Jodyanne Kirkwood Published online: 26 August 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2009 Abstract Little is known about the role the spouse plays in an entrepreneur’s motivations for entrepreneurship. A gender comparative qualitative study is presented‚ based on interviews with 68 entrepreneurs (45 men and 23 women) in New Zealand. A continuum of spousal support is described—those
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Rape and Sexual Assault Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse‚ which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person’s consent. The act maybe carried out by force‚ under threat‚ or with a person who is incapable with valid consent. The definition of rape varies both in different parts of the world and at different times in history. According to the American Medical Association‚ sexual violence‚ and rape in particular‚ is considered
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