In the introduction of this article the author states some very interesting points. He explains it is common sense that alcohol and drug abuse lead to marital problems. In early studies of divorce, the husband's alcohol use tended to give a reason for the breakup of the marriage. It was found that d...
Unfortunately, poor parental monitoring is a strong predictor of anti-social behavior. ... Since all unhappy marriages do not end in divorce, the atmosphere of conflict to which the children are exposed is a strong predictor of delinquency. ...
The movie Eve's Bayou, was a fairly entertaining movie. It did not exactly have me sitting on the edge of my seat in suspense, but it also didn't bore me to death and leave me trying to keep my eyes open through out the whole thing. So I guess it was a decent movie, but not one that I would pay to s...
Aviva Patz writes "Will Your Marriage Last?" in which she visits with a marriage expert, Ted Huston and learns what makes or breaks a marriage in today's society. Aviva Patz has experienced divorce and a marriage that works and then she hears of Ted Huston, a professor of human ecology and psycholog...
A Unpredictable Life "Young Man on 6th Avenue" by Mark Halliday and "The Hand" by Sidonie-Grabrielle Colette have many things in common. The most profound similarity is how the stories end. In both stories the characters start out happy and without worries. In the end they see what they thin...
Bound by Fate Only a few of the stories and plays that were written hundreds of years ago still remain. Through the years most stories are either lost or forgotten. However, one story has lived through the centuries and still makes an impact on people today. The story of Oedipus was written a...
Identifying these predictors of divorce can help better understand marital relationships and can help prevent divorce. ... These theories have been developed in part as response to the relatively declining rate of divorce over the past two decades but also to identify the predictors of divorce. ... As suspected, the results proved the theories that decline in marital quality is directly related likeliness of divorce especially in women, and finally that role strain and stress caused by unfair amount of housework is as much of a divorce predictor in women as the generated decrease in marital qu...
The studies of past cultures is a good place to start to answer questions about societies and cultures today, and to bridge together the gap between the past and present, and maybe even predict where we are headed in the future. ... This new species, Homo, was probably better able to predict changes in seasons, as well as devise better means of obtaining plants and meat while not dying in the process. ...
Demographers predict that by the beginning of the next decade the majority of the youngsters under 18 will spend part of their childhood in single-parent families, many created by divorce. ... The Skolnick's point out that 10 to 30% of children in divorced families perceive rejection from their father, devalue the non-custodial parent, believe divorce is stigmatized or predict they will not marry. ...
Oedipus Rex's Ironic Fate Sophocles" Oedipus Rex uses very twisted situations to make this play ironic. The whole play is filled with irony and paradox. When Oedipus learns that finding the kings killer will rid the city of the plague, he sets out to "avenge t...
Changes in Women and Marriage- Changes in Women and Marriage- Abstract This paper presents an in-depth discussion about the changing relationship between women and marriage. Economic factors, a rise in feminism, parents" influence, attitudes about sex, educational pursuits, and divorce statistic...
ICONIC AMERICAN FAMILY AT THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM. Certain problems are universal in all human societies: the need to provide for the nurturance of children, the need to provide children with adult role models of the same sex, the need for cooperation between the sexes, and the need to cont...
There are many myths in America dealing with marriage and family. In chapter one, we learned the real truths behind those myths and how those myths came about. They myth that we lost the extended family, which are grandparents, parents and children, is false. The truths behind this myth is the f...
Though her experiences took pieces of her and left scars, they moulded her as she searched for her own personal definition of life and love and just as she predicted, Jenny was not capable of being destroyed by love' (pg 114) Each member of the Tull family was faced with the destructive force of love to some extent; however it was their level of resilience that determined how it affected their lives. ...
What does family mean to you? This question, as simple as it might sound, is one that can bring out a wide range of answers and opinions. Because of this self-defining concept, your family will always be different from the one next door. Healthy communication is one of the most vital ...
In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen successfully incorporates various social and mental awakenings that, in turn, serve as significant turning points in the novel. These dramatic shifts in character, much like Elizabeth's evolving perception of Darcy and the foreshadowing of Lydia's "impr...
The middle aged housewife, a mother of three precious children, broods mournfully about the upcoming divorce. She bitterly curses the name of her soon to be ex-husband, who instigated the divorce with petty excuses: "I just need to rediscover my individual identity", and his favorite: "It's not you,...
"Kids today, they're just no good. No hardships + no cause + boredom, anger, and idiocy." (Millennial 3) Howe and Strauss claim that this generation is filled with good, smart and intelligent kids however they just have never faced any hardships that defines past generations. They make us sound alm...
woman abuse Male domination and patriarchy have been under challenge by feminists and the women's movement in recent decades. The economic, social and political subjection of women around the world, the violence brought against them and their confinement to the domestic sphere have been analyzed and denounced in academic studies. Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. Men have, in general, been socialized to hide their innermost thoughts and feelin...
Abstract This study examines if a stigma subsists against never married females over forty years of age. One hundred individuals from a Northeastern University were divided into two groups. There were 50 female participants and 50 male participants with an age range between 18 and 22 years old. Both...
The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories, which are told by different characters to serve as entertainment on their journey to Canterbury. The characters that arise during the different tale, and those who tell the tales, play an important role in understanding th...
William Shakespeare's "Much ado about nothing" RESEARCH ACT 1 Scene i. Set in the wealthy and urbane city of Messina. The play opens with Leonato, the governor of Messina, on stage, and we soon learn that he lives in a courtly mansion with his beautiful young daughter Hero, and his niece,...
