Marriage and Divorce

Engineering love

by Brian Earp

Savulescu, J. and Sandberg, A. (2012). Love machine: Engineering lifelong romance. New Scientist, 2864, 28-29.

Essay partially adapted from Earp, B. D., Sandberg, A., and Savulescu, J. (2012). Natural selection, childrearing, and the ethics of marriage (and divorce): Building a case for the neuroenhancement of human relationships. Philosophy & Technology, forthcoming [see "profile" box in article].

Available at the New Scientist website: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html

New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks... more New Scientist BIG IDEA section, May 2012.

With break-up and divorce a major part of modern life, it looks like we may be outliving our inborn capacity to love. But there could be a way to outwit evolution and make love last.

Also available at New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.200-love-machine-engineering-lifelong-romance.html.

A Theory of Dual Job Search and Sex-Based Occupational Clustering

by Alan Benson

Words or Gestures? Marriage Rituals in Renaissance Italy: Continuity and Change, 1400-1600, in: Regional Variations in Matrimonial Law and Custom in Europe, 1150- 1600, Ed. Korpiola, M. (Leiden: Brill, 2011), 275-287.

by Cecilia Cristellon

Co-authored with Silvana Seidel Menchi

הגנה על זכויות האישה על-פי הסכמי נישואין מן הגניזה הקהירית ומקורות ערביים מקבילים

by Amir Ashur

Mixed Marriage and Post-Soviet Aliyah

by Mark Tolts

Paper presented at the round-table discussion on intermarriage (marriage between Jews and non-Jews) at Brandeis University, 17-18 December 2003 [Revised as of 26 July 2005]

This paper is a study of the incidence of mixed marriage in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the role of demographic... more This paper is a study of the incidence of mixed marriage in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the role of demographic peculiarities of the Jewish marriage market in the spread of mixed marriage. Special attention was paid to the offspring of mixed couples and their ethnic affiliation. The relatively high proportion of non-Jews in the migration movement to Israel (aliyah) from the FSU as a consequence of mixed marriage was also examined.

Contemporary Trends in Family Formation among the Jews in Russia

by Mark Tolts

Jews in Russia and Eastern Europe, 2006, No. 2 (57), pp. 5-23

This article examines the severe age-sex imbalance and the increasing incidence of mixed marriage on the basis of the... more This article examines the severe age-sex imbalance and the increasing incidence of mixed marriage on the basis of the results of the 2002 Russian census. The changing marriage pattern and fertility among the Jews are discussed as reflected in the data of this census and a special processing of the birth certificates of 2002. Contemporary trends in family formation as well as the mass emigration led to changes in the “enlarged” Jewish population, and for their assessment new estimates of its size and structure are prepared.

Interactive Framing in Divorce Mediation

by Patrick Idzik

The purpose of this paper is to reexamine the Drake and Donohue (1996) study and propose an alternative strategy for... more The purpose of this paper is to reexamine the Drake and Donohue (1996) study and propose an alternative strategy for examining frame convergence or synchrony more in line with Relational Order Theory (Donohue & Roberto, 1993).  To accomplish this goal, this paper examined the conceptual issue of frame synchrony as articulated in this theory, then tested two hypotheses related to frame synchrony and outcome in fifteen divorce mediation transcripts.  The results revealed an overall correlation of .49 between synchrony and outcome.  The greater the level of synchrony, the more likely disputants were to settle their issues.  In addition, as the issues became more intense, synchrony played an even more significant role.  Specifically, when issues focused on the question of custody and visitation, the correlation was .66, but when the issues focused on money the correlation was .18.  The discussion section explored the extent to which other kinds of subtextual issue frames are also likely to serve as an important resource for disputants to constructively address their conflicts.   

L'union de fait et le mariage au Québec: analyse des différences et des similitudes

by Hélène Belleau

The Law of Jealousy: Anthropology of Sotah

by Adriana Destro

Luhmann & Eid_Does it really feel the same? Changes in life satisfaction following repeated life events

by Maike Luhmann

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2009

Unemployment, divorce, and marriage are common life events for most people in Western societies. In a longitudinal... more Unemployment, divorce, and marriage are common life events for most people in Western societies. In a longitudinal study, the authors investigated how these life events affect life satisfaction when they occur repeatedly. Data came from the German Socio-Economic Panel, a large-scale representative panel study, and were analyzed using multilevel modeling. Results showed that, in general, life satisfaction decreases with repeated unemployment (sensitization). For repeated divorces, life satisfaction is higher at the second divorce than it had been at the first divorce (adaptation). Finally, life satisfaction is similar at repeated marriages. Neuroticism, extraversion, and gender accounted for interindividual differences in changes in life satisfaction. For instance, the general sensitization pattern associated with repeated unemployment was less pronounced for women. The authors also found main effects of age and the duration of the first event on general differences in life satisfaction. Finally, those with repeated events generally report lower life satisfaction than those with only one occasion of these events, even before the first event actually occurred. Findings show that repeated events can have very different effects on life satisfaction that depend on the nature of the event.

Community based divorce education programmes: Short-term and longer-term impacts

by Sherrill Hayes

co-author Lori Pelletier

Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation.... more Evaluation of a community-based parenting education program for parents in conflict over child custody and visitation. The evaluation shows the positive short and longer term impacts of this program on parenting attitudes and behaviors and situates it in similar programs across North America.

Review of International Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements (eds.) David Salter, Charlotte Butruille-Cardew and Stephen Grant, (2011) 23(3) Child and Family Law Quarterly 423-427.

by Sharon Thompson

published in Child and Family Law Quarterly

Levelling the Prenuptial Playing Field: Is Independent Legal Advice the Answer? [2011] 4 IFL 327-331

by Sharon Thompson

published in International Family Law, Issue 4 (November 2011)

WHEN WHITE AFRIKAANS-SPEAKING ADOLESCENTS FROM DIVORCED FAMILIES FUNCTION RESILIENTLY–AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROTECTIVE …

by Nadine Dunn

Enabling white, Afrikaans-speaking adolescents towards post-divorce resilience: implications for educators

by Nadine Dunn

Co-Authored with Prof Linda Theron
Published in the South African Journal of Education, 30, 2010

Using rich qualitative data, we describe the ecosystemically-embedded protective antecedents that enabled ten white,... more Using rich qualitative data, we describe the ecosystemically-embedded protective antecedents that enabled ten white, Afrikaans-speaking adolescents from divorced families towards resilience. The description both confirms and extends what was known about the roots of adolescent resilience, post-divorce. We use these findings to capacitate educators who are mandated to care for needy learners (DoE, 2000) (such as those from divorced homes). The findings provide more than mere guidelines for educators – given their simplicity, they make it possible educators to champion resilience.

Post-Traumatic Symptoms and Thought Control Strategies Among Aging Hidden Jewish Children

by Delphine Grynberg

Fohn, A. Grynberg, D., & Luminet, O.

This study examined the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the coping strategies of 51... more This study examined the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and the coping strategies of 51 aging hidden children (28 women and 23 men) 65 years after the Holocaust. Results indicated a positive relation between age and PTSD symptoms that was fully mediated by sense of danger and education. Regression analyses showed that lower educational level (beta= .32) and more reappraisals (beta= .38) were associated with severity of PTSD symptoms. Reappraisal also predicted intrusions (beta= .36) and arousal
(beta= .37).

Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Pickler, Jennifer A., "Factors Contributing to Increased Support for State Constitutional Amendments Banning Same-Sex Marriage within the Fifty United States" (2009). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 317.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/317

Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory study is to determine the factors that contribute to increased support for... more Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory study is to determine the factors that contribute to increased support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in each of the fifty United States. Scholarly literature suggests that the determinants for level of support for state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage are: the percentage of the state’s population identifying religion as an important part of their daily lives, the percentage of the population, age twenty-five and older, without a college degree; the percentage of the state’s population identifying as politically conservative; the percentage of the state’s population residing in rural areas; the percentage of the state’s population age sixty-five and over; and the percentage of the state’s population that is male. Six hypotheses were developed to test each of these factors.

Methodology: This study used existing data to assess how each of these factors impacted the level of support for states’ constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data, determining whether the hypotheses were supported or rejected.

Results: The results showed that after controlling for other possible intervening factors, only one of the independent variables, level of Religiosity within the state, was significant.

Conclusion: The hypothesis that higher level of religiosity in a state leads to support for constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage is supported by this study.

Perceived Support for Promotion-Focused and Prevention-Focused Goals: Associations with Well-Being in Unmarried and Married Couples

by Daniel Molden

Changing Roles - Family Formation and Child-Bearing in Europe

by TARKI Social Research Institute

Title of the Hungarian original: Szerepváltozások. Jelentés a nők és férfiak helyzetéről 2005
© TÁRKI, 2005
© Ifjúsági, Családügyi, Szociális és Esélyegyenlőségi Minisztérium, 2005

This book was published in English language with the support of the UNIFEM (United Nations Development Fund for Women, Central and Eastern Europe Regional Office, Bratislava).

English translation:
Anna Babarczy (papers 6-12)
Tibor Radványi (Introduction, papers 1-5, Bibliography)
Ildikó Nagy (Register of Researchers)

Language Editor: Clive Liddiard-Maár
All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
© TÁRKI Social Research Institute, 2006
© Ildikó Nagy, 2006
© Marietta Pongrácz, 2006
© István György Tóth, 2006
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Cover Design: Péter Maczó
Typography: András Nyíri

This study looks at the characteristics of family formation and child-bearing in countries and regions of Europe,... more This study looks at the characteristics of family formation and child-bearing in countries and regions of Europe, along with their impact on demography. Special emphasis is placed on Central and Eastern European countries, these being the countries that have fundamentally redrawn Europe’s demographic map over the past fifteen years.

The costs of marital breakdown

by Jane Millar