Overview
Assignment 5
- What are five reasons people get married?
- Discuss two ways in which attitudes towards marriage have changed.
- Explain Gottman's findings about married couples (see the Nearpod lesson).
- Why is the marriage contract important? According to Weitzman, what are the four provisions in modern marriage contracts?
- What does Jessie Bernard mean by His and Her marriage?
- What causes people to get divorced? Identify at least four factors that lead to a divorce.
- Identify four ways in which the requirements to get a divorce have changed.
- Discuss four ways a divorce changes social relationships with family, friends, and the couple who is getting divorced.
- Research child custody laws in the state of Florida. What does the Florida Statutes say about child custody after a divorce?
- What do you think divorce rates will be like in the future