Marriage : Roles, Stability and Conflict

by Pearlman, Kenneth S.

• ISBN13: 9781607416463
• ISBN10: 1607416468
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-30
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Marriage has become an increasingly important topic in academic and policy research. A burgeoning literature suggests that marriage has a wide range of benefits, including improvements in individuals' economic well-being and mental and physical health, as well as the well-being of their children. Inspired, in part, by these potential benefits of marriage, several large-scale federal initiatives have been launched in recent years that aim to encourage and support marriage. In general, married people are healthier than those who are not married across a wide array of health outcomes. This new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe on marital quality and relationship narratives, domestic violence, marital conflict and child maladjustment, trauma and transitions in the marital relationship and other related topics.

Table of Contents

Preface

Marital Quality and Relationship Narratives, The Story of Us: Examining Marital Quality via Positive and Negative Relationship Narratives

A Unified and Multifaceted Approach to Examining Support Transactions in Marriage

Forgiveness as a Resolution Strategy for Severe Marital Conflicts

Parent-Offspring Conflict Over Mating: Current Advancements, Future Directions

The Context of Domestic Violence: Social and Contextual Factors Associated With Partner Violence Against Women

Marriage in Late Medieval Ireland: How the Gaelic Attitude to Marriage Destablished the Family in Ireland and How Irishwomen Sought to Change It

Contemporary Contradictions and Challenges Facing Married Fathers and Mothers

Marital Status and Household Size as Determinants of Poverty among Fishmongers in Tema, Ghana

Marital Conflict and Child Maladjustment

Trauma, Transitions, and the Marital Relationship

Index

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