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SOC124 American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Services

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11.3 Weekly Discussion Board 10 (GRADED ACTIVITY) 


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Answer:  According to your understanding of Chapter 10, how do cultural views  influence divorce and remarriage trends by gender? If possible, back  your point with a quote.

Examine 1  observation you made about understanding divorce statistics and trends  by group. How does the video clip above help you better understand  divorce causality? 

Ask 1 question about something that you might not have a full understanding of or that you think would create further discussion.

Don't forget you must complete your post and respond to two other classmates' posts for full credit.

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Jennifer Berry         

 Apr 15, 2024

Apr 15 at 10:16am

As  our book mentioned, divorce is just as old as marriage. An example of  how cultural views have influenced divorce is on page 364: "Most  American Indian cultures permitted divorce, and it was more common for  them than it was among the European settlers who encountered them (Queen  1985)."  It is also believed that rises in divorce rates went along  with the time of different feminist movements where women were standing  up for themselves and wanting to be equal. Being equal also meant filing  for divorce if they so chose.  Statistics show that in most divorced  homes with children, the children live with their mother and the father  pays child support.  The Catholic Church has played a major part in  keeping people together, it just wasn't permitted.  People could get  separated but couldn't remarry unless they were allowed an annulment!   Sounds a bit like cremation in my field of business, it too was frowned  upon by devout Catholics but has now become more acceptable.

I found it very interesting that couples who go to college are less  likely getting divorced.  This wasn't something I had thought about  before necessarily, but makes sense.  The couple understands hard work,  they know what they want out of the rest of their life and aren't just  flying by the seat of their pants.  The video clip gave me hope  honestly.  It mentioned that after the 10 year mark the odds of staying  together are greater!  Here's to making it past 10!

More now than ever Fathers are seeking custody of their children  which in the end is a good thing. It seems to correlate to a time where  they are also making more money. Are they wanting to obtain custody  selfishly so they don't have to pay child support, knowing that it will  be a substantial amount because of the money they make; or are they really wanting to be the primary parent?...............................................

E'Jae Robinson         

 Apr 15, 2024

Apr 15 at 10:54pm

Answer:  Social perspectives assume a critical part in molding separation and  remarriage patterns, frequently affecting sexes distinctively because of  cultural standards and assumptions. In many societies, ladies face more  prominent disgrace or financial difficulty following separation, which  can impact their choice to stay in miserable relationships or to remarry  all the more mindfully. Then again, men might confront less friendly  disgrace and might be bound to remarry sooner after separate. For  instance, in conventional social orders where orientation jobs are  unbendingly characterized, ladies might be supposed to focus on family  steadiness over private joy, driving them to endure miserable  relationships as opposed to gamble with social judgment or monetary  difficulty. This is reflected in a statement from the anthropologist  Margaret Mead: " In the South Oceans, there is a faction of female  virginity which has prompted an exceptionally evolved innovation of  hymen recreation. . . . No such faction exists for guys; any young  fellow who didn't have his early issues would be viewed as independently  dreary. . . . This is one of only a handful of exceptional models in  the realm of a totally unbalanced example of sexual assumption in  various genders." This statement features the inconsistent assumptions  put on people in regards to sexual way of behaving and marriage, which  can impact separation and remarriage designs. On the other hand, in  additional moderate or libertarian societies, all kinds of people might  feel more liberated to seek after separation and remarriage assuming  their relationships are unsuitable. This can prompt more adjusted  separation and remarriage rates between sexes. In general, social  perspectives profoundly impact separation and remarriage patterns by  molding cultural assumptions, marks of disgrace, and financial open  doors for people.

Examine: I was unable to access the link. However, one perception  about understanding separation measurements and patterns by bunch is the  significance of thinking about multifacetedness. This implies  perceiving that people have a place with numerous gatherings all the  while (e.g., race, nationality, orientation, financial status) and that  these meeting characters can impact their encounters of separation. For  example, separate from rates might differ essentially among racial and  ethnic gatherings because of social standards, financial variables, and  authentic settings. Subsequently, basically seeing in general separation  rates disregarding these meeting elements can darken significant  subtleties and variations. By inspecting divorce measurements through a  multifaceted focal point, specialists and policymakers can acquire a  more complete comprehension of the variables driving separation patterns  inside various segment gatherings. This takes into account more  designated mediations and emotionally supportive networks to address the  special requirements and difficulties looked by different populaces  exploring divorce.

Ask: How do historical legacies, socioeconomic disparities, and  cultural factors influence the patterns and trends of divorce rates  within African American families, and what implications might this have  for future family structures and well-being?