marriage and family db 1
lease read chapters 10 and 11. Please read the powerpoint Theories of Marriage & Family
Then read the article Why Marriage Matters.
Then answer at least 1 question from each group of questions below:
Pages (1-6)
- How has America changed in its values according to the article?
- How have you seen values change since you were born till now?
- What is the fundamental conclusion of the article?
- Do you agree with the conclusion before reading the article? What is your opinion based on?
Pages (7-8)
- How important are fathers in the lives of children?
- How important is marriage in the lives of fathers and children?
- Is cohabitation the same as marriage? Why or why not?
- Why do you think children from a divorced family are more likely to divorce?
Pages (9-11)
- Why are children’s poverty rates so high?
- Do you think marriage or decreasing the divorce rate could be one of the answers to lowering poverty rates of our citizens?
- Why do divorced children do less well in school?
- Why do divorced children graduate from high school and achieve high-status jobs less frequently than non-divorced children?
Pages (11-13)
- Why do you think children of married parents have better physical health?
- Why do you think infant mortality is related to divorce?
- Talk about the physical health of men and women who are married versus those who aren’t
Pages (13-17)
- Talk about the mental/emotional health of married vs. non-married
- What do you think is the biggest factor leading to the troubles boys can face when living in a single-parent home?
- Why would a child not living with his 2 biological parents be at greater risk for child abuse?
Page (18)
- After reading the article, what is your opinion of the importance of marriage?
- What implications does this research have for marriage and family therapy and policy?
- Do we need to spend energy, time, and money on divorce prevention given this data?
- Might we actually save money in America by lowering the divorce rate? How? (Hint, if less children are part of married families might that be less families on welfare? Etc.)
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