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    Summary of "Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation" Did you know that the divorce rate nowadays is almost fifty percent? In the article “Sex‚ Lies and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?”‚ written by Deborah Tannen‚ she discusses how men and women contact with each other‚ and how different the ways of communications for opposite sexes are. She also talks about how the lack of communication is breaking the relationship between men and women. Tannen states that

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    The Evolution of Child Custody Arrangements Heather Gibson Southern New Hampshire University When a family splits‚ separates‚ divorces or a child is born out of wed lock for whatever reason one of the most difficult decisions to make are custody arrangements. Over the years the government has shifted its views from the child’s mother being the best fir for primary custody to “the best interest” of the child. What’s in the best interest of the child consists of both tangible and non-tangible

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    the Northern District of California. 2004. www.uscourts.gov. Web. 14 Jun. 2011. Reno‚ R.R. "The future of marriage." First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life 229 (2013): 3+. Academic OneFile. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. Silver‚ Nate. "Divorce Rate Higher in States with Gay Marriage Bans." www.fivethirtyeight.com. n.p. 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2013. Talbot‚ Margaret‚ "Marriage as a Dynamic Institution‚" The New Yorker. Cande Naste.‚ 12 Jan. 2010. Web. 23 Feb.2013.

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    challenges. I believe this is due to the increase in divorce rates‚ same sex marriage and living together in common law. Depending on the situation within the family‚ families in Canada have found to be challenged. First of all I would like to bring out probably the most common challenge and factor which is making marriages unsuccessful‚ that being divorce. The divorce rate in Canadian families is increasing day by day from what it used to be. Divorce leads to a disturbance in one’s family when he/she

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    suggest that it is not as straightforward as the commentators would have us believe. Single parenting has been the focus of much interest and research in recent years due no doubt to the increase in the incidence of birth outside of marriage and divorce. There are many negative effects of single parenting that are mentioned in the media on a regular basis. Among these are: ~negative social stigma ~reduced educational attainment ~economic deprivation ~social problems like anti-social behaviour

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    Hunter Gatherer

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    mother would take over‚ if she did then the elder brother would take over. The marriage was more of a contract marriage. Whereas if the man wanted to get a divorce its up to him. If the women had debt prior to get married‚ the husband was responsible now for her debt. But‚ if her husband had debt she wasn’t responsible for his. During the divorce‚ if the wife had kids with her husband she is subject to get the custody of the children. Conclude what the main behaviors are that the law is trying

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    difficult task but can be accomplished without the animosity that is so often associated with divorce. One way to reach results without breaking the bank or causing needless drama within your family is to participate in a family mediation. In this type of mediation‚ you can elect to have some or all of your family members present at the mediation proceeding. Allowing other family members to take part in your divorce process ensures everyone who wishes to have their voice heard gets the opportunity to do

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    Examine the ways in which social policies and laws may influence families and households. Jedy 3030 Social policies and laws have influenced families and household very significantly for the past century‚ take same-sex marriage as a famous example‚ Stonewall (2008) did a campaign for homosexual and bisexual rights‚ estimates that about 5-7% of the adult population today have same-sex relationships‚ research also shown that the number of the one-person household increased to

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    Divorce‚ Annulments‚ Broken Families and Religion Did you come from a broken family? That was the question that was asked to me. I said yes. That’s why. He made it sound like that’s the reason why I became a secularist. Having a bad experience growing up‚ growing up without a father or being in a broken family are common misconceptions that the theists think about the secularists. Both of my parents consider themselves as cafeteria Catholics‚ for short‚ secular people. They may be annulled

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    a better financial position‚ also their kids can live comfortably with a good role model. Meg Jay‚ author of “The Downside of Cohabiting before Marriage” points out a great fact about marriage that contradicts Doe’s definition of how easy to get divorce. Jay shows the difficulty of getting out of marriage when she says‚ “Lock-in is the decreased likelihood to search for‚ or change to‚ another option once an investment in something has been made.” (Jay‚ 251). Even though she points out a great point

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