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Divorce and Families, 2007.
An analysis of how divorce affects the family unit.
1,342 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses how the statistics on divorce are alarming and overwhelming and the quality of the family unit is deteriorating. Children are being raised in far less stable environments, and the expectation of long-lasting love is a thing of the past. It examines how several ideas have surfaced to help decrease the percentages of divorce and encourage families to remain married and how the establishment of government programs to enhance marriage skills could benefit young couples considering marriage. It looks at how eliminating the "no-fault" legislation could force couples to reconsider divorce and concludes that continuing research on the effects of divorce could help to educate people on the many ways divorce harms adults, children, and society as a whole.
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Predicting Divorce
Implications
Studies on Divorce
Theory
Conclusion
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"Many key factors can predict the success or failure of a marriage. Education is one of those key factors. Statistically, the more educated a couple is, the risk of divorce becomes reduced. Also, if an educated couple does divorce their likelihood of living in poverty is far less than those educated minimally. Other determinants for failed marriage include different values and financial inequality. When married couples begin to live with one another differences become more obvious than when only dating. Also, when couples come from different economic backgrounds, their likelihood of staying married is diminished. Accordingly, if a couple cohabitates or becomes pregnant before marriage, the risk of divorce is increased. (Martin 2006)"
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Divorce - Family and Households, 2002.
This paper discusses the factors that determine if the impact of divorce on children and parents is positive or negative and how extensive the impact is for the children.
3,015 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The following paper explores the psychological impact the high rate of marital breakdown have on children and how these effects impact on society. The marital breakdown addressed in this paper is between heterosexual couples. To examine this topic a review of literature has been conducted. A comparison of children living in intact families and children living in divorced families has been completed to demonstrate the similarities and differences. This paper also discusses the effects on members of society of the high divorce rate and the positive outcomes of divorce.
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Introduction
Mediators of Divorce
Economic Effects of Divorce
Effects of Conflict on Children
Effects of Absence of Non-Custodial Parents
Effects of Remarriage
Long Term Effects of Divorce on Children
Effects on Society
The Positive Consequences of Divorce
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"Some children experience an easier adjustment to divorce while others display difficulties for a long period of time. Factors have been identified that ease the adjustment for children. These conditions include supportive interactions with family members and friends, having effective coping strategies and accessibility to any needed mental health interventions (Cooney, Hutchinson and Leather). The effects of divorce can be lessened also if the parents act without hostility, if children's relationships with their parents are continuous, and if the children's financial needs are provided for by the parents (Thompson and Amato). Thus, reducing life stresses will moderate the impact of divorce on children."
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Divorce and the Family, 2002.
A comparative study of children that have grown up with divorce parents and married parents.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper looks at the similarities and differences in children who have grown up in a divorced setting with those that have grown up in a family setting (two parent family). Studies are looked at for proof of results.
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Marriage, Divorce and Family in Ancient Israel, 2002.
An analysis of family values in ancient Israel by examination of legal documents and sacred texts.
1,323 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper looks at the rules and customs of marriage and divorce and the role of women during both biblical times and during the Second Temple period by analysis of various texts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and Hebrew Bible. After the Babylonian exile, Jews incorporated aspects of family life of several neighboring groups into their own practices. In particular, it examines how women were continually discriminated against and although they had their own rights, they were continually under the authority of men.
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"The prophetic message of marriage offers a much different view of marriage than that of Deuteronomy and Sirach. In Malachi 2:10-16 Judah is said to have married the daughter of a foreign God. Some scholars find this passage to be symbolic criticism of idolatry and others state the passage refers to the marriage of foreign women. In the passage Collins refers to Westbrook, who argues that the passage in Malachi refers to divorce without justification: ?The criticism is not of divorce as such, but for ?hate? where the husband follows his own inclination and the wife has done nothing to deserve such a fate.? This challenges the earlier idea in Deuteronomy 24 that any aversion was grounds for a husband to divorce his wife. This is an important shift from rules meant to protect and favor those in power to an idea of justice in a relationship."
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Family Life and Divorce, 2002.
A comparison of family life and divorce between the 1940?s and the 1990?s.
1,857 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines how the family has changed significantly in the fifty-year period from 1940 to 1990. It discusses how one of the major issues of the 1990?s is divorce, with divorce having a significant impact on the family. It attempts to evaluate the impact of divorce on the 1940's family and compares it to that of the 1990's family. The ideal family of the early 1940?s was one based on the father working and the mother looking after the house and children. fter World War II, women began to enter the workforce more increasing the change of social values. This trend continued up to the present where divorce is increasingly common and families are increasingly complex because of this. In the 1990's, families no longer have the traditional mother and father. Instead, families include single-parent families, ones where custody is shared between two parents and ones where children have parents, stepparents, stepsisters and stepbrothers. Rather than hope for a return to a traditional family, society needs to change to support the new family structures that are emerging. The reality is that society has changed and that divorce is one of the results.
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"The family of the 1940?s was one of change. World War II meant that women found themselves forced to take on greater roles at home. Women became part of the workforce and became more independent. At this time on history, divorce was allowed but not totally accepted. One book on the subject of the changing nature of divorce notes that the law represents the dominant social views of this time (Phillips 314). The divorce law at this time was one of fault-based divorce. Weitzman (48) describes this approach as one that was based on protecting marriage. Divorce was still allowed but only based on proving a fault of one party, such as abusiveness, adultery or cruelty."
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Divorce, 2002.
An overview of divorce and its effect on families in America.
1,499 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper presents an overview of divorce as one of the major factors that can impact families today. The paper begins with some basic statistics on divorce rates in the United States, followed by a review of factors that have found to be associated with divorce. The paper then continues with a discussion on the divorce process, including a look at a number of the issues and problems associated with divorce. The paper concludes with a summary of the findings of this overview.
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"On the basis of the current information concerning the occurrence of divorce in the U.S., a number of factors have been identified as associated with divorce. Information suggests that age at the time of marriage can influence whether marriage results in divorce. Younger people who are marrying for the first time face roughly a 40-50% chance of divorcing in their lifetime under current trends."
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The Long-Term Effects of Divorce, 2003.
This paper examines the long-term effects of divorce on adults, children and families.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 38.95
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The following paper critically analyzes whether divorce is a devastating act that reverberates down the decades, inflicting permanent harm on adults and children or whether it is a healing act for the family torn by conflicts that are far worse than any divorce might be.
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? Wallerstein?s research is anecdotal, limited to a homogeneous, affluent, Caucasian sample, and was not contrasted with a control group. She did not track similar families torn by conflicts who nonetheless stayed together. Her work?s most serious flaw, however, is her skewed sample: every family came to her because they were already experiencing serious problems. And thus her work has been criticized by some colleagues, because it does not take into account the complex tangle of emotions and difficulties that dysfunctional families suffer, whether they divorce or not.?
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One-Parent Families, 2005.
A comparison of one-parent families created because of adoption by a single parent, with one-parent families created as a result of divorce.
867 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper analyzes the dynamics of single-parent families and attempts to explain the differences between the different types of single-parent families. The paper also describes some of the factors that contribute to successful single parenting.
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"A two parent family will always be considered the perfect family as it allows for a male and female role model. However, life is not always perfect and a changing society is creating new family dynamics within the community. From a two parent family structure the scene is changing to a single parent family created through divorce, lack of marriage and in some circumstances choice. Yet, psychologists remain firm on the fact that it is the two parent family that is the most successful. Still, since the family structure is changing and we have to deal with single parent families we must aim to understand the different dynamics of the single parent families."
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Marriage and Divorce, 2006.
This paper discusses the changes in the traditional family unit, and as a result, how divorce is more common today than it used to be.
3,800 words (approx. 15.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 104.95
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The writer explains how ideas about marriage have drastically changed in this century and consequently the concept of divorce. The writer portrays the traditional family with the father a breadwinner, the mother a housewife and nurtured children and shows how society now questions the roles in families, with the result that divorces have become increasingly common. The writer shows how the stigma of divorce has been taken away and how therefore it has become much more accepted in society.
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"This report looks at the subject of marriage and divorce from several perspectives, and advances the argument that divorce has become a much more common occurrence in society than it used to be, due to the fact that divorce has gone from something that used to be considered aberrant and looked down upon by society, to something that has become considered normal and looked upon as normal by society, since it is so common in the present. In fact there is now a whole industry that is devoted to divorce, including lawyers, therapists, and self-help authors, and in a way, this industry sustains the normalization of divorce in society. People are more likely to get a divorce today than they were in the past because there is no longer a specific focus on the shame of divorce, and more of a focus on the so called positive aspects of it. "The normalization of divorce has brought us a long way from the stigma that accompanied divorce up until the 1960s. No longer is being divorced a deviant status, or an indication of pathology. Non-pathological therapeutic models of divorce now predominate, requiring management of sentiments and resources, rather than professional application of therapeutic practices to families in need to prevent divorce" (Varnis, 1997). Although the media image of the nuclear family still has its advocates, increasing divorce rates and changing patterns in the mass-media presentation of families as being effectively non-traditional (and the continued presence of their real-life counterparts) have made the modern family more open to gender-role malleability and extension to second-generation and blended-family
patterns, along with the acceptance of divorce as something normalized in society, as mentioned above. "While there may have been fewer divorces in the 1950s than today, there were undoubtedly many more unhappily married people" (Talbot, 1997). Couples today feel more free in both their gender roles and their attitudes towards a lifelong commitment that may not account for the fact that people change and may become irreconcilable. "
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American Divorce, 2006.
Suggestions of the major reasons for divorce based on sociological perspective theories.
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper offers suggestions of the major reasons of divorce based on sociological perspective theories, which are the changing meaning of marriage, reduction of family bonds, and changes of relationship between men and women. The paper uses three theoretical perspectives in sociology to analyze the social phenomenon of divorce and explain the causes of today's higher divorce rate compared with the past: Symbolic interaction, functional analysis and conflict theory. The paper concludes that changes of the meanings of marriage influence spousal communication, and thus reflect in the increasing divorce rate. As the family structure today is no longer one economic unit this means that marriage is more fragile. The relationship between men and women affect the status of marriage. All these changes are part of the development of industrialization and urbanization of the American society.
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"Along with the development of society, there have been dramatic changes in American marriages. Nowadays, we knew more about divorce cases from our friends, media, and movies. According to statistics, "more than 90 percent of Americans marry at some time during their lives" (Yalom, 2). However, "close to half of all American marriages end in divorce" (Yalom, 164). We may be curious of reasons of such a high divorce rate. Henslin is a sociologist, and he does lots of researches on the changes of social phenomenon. Based on Henslin's American marriage and divorce figure (attached on page 7), the rate of American divorce kept increasing rapidly from the year 1955 to 1980; nevertheless, the divorce rate almost kept on the same level after that. Furthermore, Henslin estimates that the divorce rate would go down a little bit from the year 2000 to 2010. Because of the changes of social structure, Americans have to accept high divorce rates as a fact of life. However, it is still necessary to figure out major reasons of divorce based on sociological perspective theories, which are the changing meaning of marriage, reduction of family bonds, and changes of relationship between men and women."
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Children of Divorce, 2002.
This paper discusses the effect of divorce has on children.
1,237 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper uses three articles, ?Parental Divorce and the Well Being of Children: A Meta Analysis? (Amato & Keith, 1991), ?Children?s Adjustment to Divorce (Amato, 1993), and ?Effects of family Structure, Family SES, and Adulthood Experiences on Life Satisfaction (Louis & Zhao, 2002) to demonstrate the effect of divorce on children, from their adjustment to the divorce, to their well-being after the divorce, to the effects that divorce have on the children of divorce when they are grown.
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"The first article, ?Parental Divorce and the Well Being of Children: A Meta Analysis(Amato and Keith, 1991). s the name of the study indicates, the Meta analysis involved 92 studies. These studies, according to the article, ?compared children living in divorced single-parent families with children living in continuously intact families on measures of well being.? In this study, the Independent variable was whether or not the child?s parents were divorced or not, and the child?s well being was the dependent variable. The study wanted to look at whether or not the well-being of children suffers as a result of divorce. Therefore, the null hypothesis of this study was, ?If children do not suffer, in terms of well being, from the divorce of their parents, then there will be no difference between the well being scores of children with married parents and the scores of children with divorced parents? (Amato & Keith, 1991)."
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Familial Evolution: Role Relationships in the Family Structure, 2005.
An examination of family structure and roles in Kaye Gibbons' "Ellen Foster," Celia Rothenberg's "Child of Divorce, and "Confessions of an Erstwhile Child."
1,087 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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The family, an evolving entity that exists beyond the boundaries of genetics, encompasses relationships intertwined by emotions, education, proximity and biology. The roles each member of the family holds: father, mother sister, and brother, impact the family specifically, and potentially impact society at large. This paper examines these ideas by taking a look at "Ellen Foster" by Kay Gibbons, "Child of Divorce" by Celia Rothenberg and "Confessions of an Erstwhile Child" (anonymous).
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"The actions of the family affect society at large. Roles remain the same, but the people playing them and their methods constantly fluctuate. While increasingly common to find homes where both parents work, it remains an unfortunate necessity. Children of these homes often draw their life's instructions from daycare workers and television rather than the tutelage of their mothers and fathers. Rather, it is imperative that the pursuit of advanced education, critical thinking, and spiritual exploration be encouraged and demonstrated by the parents."
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Divorce and Separation, 2006.
A sociological analysis of divorce and separation.
3,177 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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This is a sociologically oriented paper on the issues related to divorce and separation. It primarily addresses the issue from a perspective that effectually integrates human behavior and practice as they relate to the divorce and separation.
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Introduction
The Harmfulness of Escapist Attitudes and Relative Matters; Harmfulness of Divorce
Human Behavior & Practice: The Relativity of Family Dynamics - Divorce and Separation
Considering the Essentiality of the Profession of the Social Worker
Case Study Part I: Contemplation of the Role of a Social Worker - 1st Person Overview
Case Study Part II- Family Dynamics & Evidence of the Negative Impact on the Kids
Case Study Part III: The Treatment Process & Bringing Through the Termination Phase
Etiology - Generalities & Theoretical Relativities Inherent To the Case of the Smith Family
Considering the Social Relevance of Strategic Family Therapy
Conclusions
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"In spite of the significant degree of advancement and development that has been contemporarily achieved within the world that we survive and interact within, there are a large number of influences especially conceptual ones, that it seems that human race, as a whole, has found it hard to completely shed over the eons that have passed since the beginning of civilization. For instance, this is something that is reflected quite effectually when considering it in light of the fact that such concepts as social deviance continue to be quite significant within modern day society. This, moreover, is something that is illustrate quite vividly when considering it in light of the fact that drugs and substances pose the greatest threat to American society than terrorist's attacks, million of Americans use various kind of substances in order to relax and as stimulants."
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Cohabitation, Divorce and Stepfamilies, 2008.
This paper discusses cohabitation, divorce and stepfamilies based on the book "The Family" by Ross. J. Eshleman.
995 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper focuses on cohabitation, divorce and stepfamilies. The paper discusses each of these issues in relation to the impact that it has on the individuals within society and the facts that are connected to the life events. The paper uses the work of Ross Eshleman to explore each of these concerns, with the research offering facts that are connected to the most current state of cohabitation, divorce and stepfamilies
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Abstract
Cohabitation
Divorce
Stepfamilies
Conclusion
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"Eshleman (2003) states that all 50 states in the nation have divorce laws that are specific to the state . According to Eshleman (2003), the most common grounds for divorce include "breakdown of marriage. Incompatibility, cruelty, desertion...[or] irreconcilable differences." Children within a marriage will tend to have an affect on whether or not a divorce is pursued if the children are in their preschool years and born during the marriage. However, when children have been born previous to the marriage or are in the teen years the impact that they have on divorce in increased."
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Divorce, 2002.
This paper supports arguments in favor of divorce by discussing the advantages of divorce for people who have not sustained a loving and partnering relationship.
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The following paper examines how divorce is yet another tool for making life more palatable. The writer focuses on the way in which it is a way for many people to enter new worlds, new adventures and new avenues they may never have pursued. Divorce may not be a breaking apart but rather a bringing together of things that some people may not otherwise have been privileged to enjoy.
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"Financially, divorce can be very beneficial for some partners. Women who may have been on a strict budget or were not aware of the family assets, suddenly through divorce come to "financial realization". They often find out that their partners had assets that they were unaware of and now in some cases, they have 50% of those same assets.
The argument for divorce will never be compelling but there are advantages that are often overlooked as stated in this paper. Even when children are involved, divorce can be a good thing. Think of all the fathers who never get that involved with their children while they are married. Once they are divorced and if they are lucky enough to have joint custody, their children are apt to see more of daddy than they ever did before.?
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