... in unhappiness (Astone et al. 2002: 644). The latter one however states that the generalization that female employment results in unhappy marriages is not true and that in fact female employment only provides women in unhappy marriages with the means to end the union. As the findings showed, the role ... quiet stable and steady. They understand each and their expected roles despite the silent expectations every now and then. "To him, she offers all loyalty, trust and fidelity. He returns it, in great part (O'Brien 1977:111)."" Another important factor is that they as they have labelled ...

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... and Altiac societies arranged marriages were and are common. Children are often married to create a period for the spouses to know each other before consummating marriage. Feelings of closeness and loyalty were encouraged during these early years or months. Elsewhere, where daughters are considered a liability, it may be poorer people who tend to marry early. In Ashkenazi communities in the Middle ... marriages were optional; the ketannah had the right to annul them. The choice of a ketannah to annul a marriage, known in Hebrew asmi'un (literally meaning refusal/denial/protest),Â...

• Word Count: 1480
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , where she states a wife's obligation to her husband. "Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe, and craves no other tribute at thy hands but love, fair looks, and true obedience and when she is froward, peevish, sullen and sour, and not obedient to his honest will, what is she but a foul contending rebel and graceless traitor to her loving ... offers her subservience. The speech carries the message in the play's view of marital harmony, in which husbands provide peace, security and comfort to their wives, who, in return provide loyalty and obedience. Implicitly, messages regardi...

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... or lesbian partnerships, long-term foster children, and indigenous customary marriages"(classified by Dr Porter). Some people believe that family relationship and family life are outdated by now, is that true? What is family anyway? What is the connection between families and our society? What are the problems raised within the family? Are families benefiting our social lives, if so, how ... extremely important in our community. Compromising and negotiation are also essential parts of our family life that benefit us in our social activities. The other family virtues are: love, faithfuln...

• Word Count: 1120
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate