Why is the divorce rate increasing? October 12, 2007 tags: Divorce, Relationships Divorce is on the rise. Whether it’s Delhi or Lucknown, Kerala or Punjab, Kolkata or Chennai, the upper classes or the middle classes, metros or semi-urban areas…the specter of divorce is now here to haunt us all. Why, just in Delhi the figures go thus: 1960’s – 1-2 cases per year 1980 – 100-200 cases per year 1990s – 1,000 cases per year This decade…a jump to 9,000 cases per year About Mumbai (update): So far nearly
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Explain the Marxism theory (P1) Marxism is one of the theories that provide an understanding of how the organisation works and emphasises the structure of the society. The Marxism theory suggests how and why societies develop and change to become a stronger society as a whole. This perspective is a contradictory theory of the functionalist perspective the focuses on the conflict, class, division, power and ideology. This theory emphasises that individuals allow themselves to be exploited by their
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legalizing same-sex marriages is not a matter of heterosexual versus homosexual; it’s a matter of the laws of our nation not providing equality. As a straight Christian female, I object to homosexuality but I don’t pass my judgment on to others. More importantly, as a citizen, I know, religious beliefs Christian or any other have no weight in arguments regarding the laws of this democracy. I am outraged by this injustice in America and it’s seems to me that same sex marriages should by all means
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What is life? Do you ever just wonder how it all began, why we do the things we do and what it all leads to? What is my purpose and how can I live a life that pleases God? Genesis 1-11 can answer all of these questions. Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” To anyone; that verse may sound crazy, but that’s where faith comes into play. Faith can be defined as believing in someone or something when there is no visual evidence. When we think of the natural world and
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beginning of Jay Gatsby that leads to his tragedy of losing love. Some may object that there are countless people born in poor families, but the point is that every poor family is different from each other. It is Gatsby’ poor family that leads to his fail instead of others. Furthermore, it is this kind of family that keeps him out of his fantasy from the very beginning. First, the poor family brings Gatsby the sense of inferiority. Five years ago when Gatsby first met Daisy and fell in love with
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Sociology Imagination written by C. Wright Mills, our men now feel that their lives are a series of traps, that “people do not usually define the troubles they endure in terms of historical change and institutional contradiction(Mills),” and that people fail fail to see how history effects them individually. These observations can be considered as the practice of sociology in the modern world. Sociology is a study of human behavior, as we learn things from such a course, we discover how we can be wiser by
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Good day everyone. First, failed Marriages are at a ALL-TIME high in the Philippines today. It is prevalent in ALL sectors of society. Rich, middle class & poor, Catholics & Non-Catholics, residents of Metro Manila & Provinces, and is Prevalent in ALL Age groups ! Even Filipinos in their 50's are deciding to part ways. My point? Staying in a marriage for the sake of the children or for religious reasons has proven to be damaging particularly for marriages that involved verbal, mental or physical
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all equal in the aspect of race. Maybe people could accept homosexuals in the aspect of their sexuality. When discussing gay rights it usually is about whether a state has laws that ban gay marriage or if they allow it. Most states have banned gay marriage. The result of having more states that allow gay marriage may impact our nation in a good way. It could become a thing of the past. Much like segregation, everyone could come together as equals. According to Lewis, “the legal rights of lesbians
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family has declined over the years and the divorce rate continues to be on the rise. Why? There is a variety of reasons why married couple divorce. Some due to financial matters, infidelity, unrealistic expectations, lack of communications, mental and physical abuse. One out of two marriages end in divorce. Sixty percent of second marriages fail, according to the U S Census Bureau 66% of all marriages and living together situations end in break Mise 2 up when children
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their religion and call themselves a “good Christian” or get defensive whenever their religion is being belittled or talked down upon. Yet, whenever it comes to doing the right thing for your religion or actually being a good Christian a lot of people fail to do so. Judith, a philosopher, stated in her article ““ that even if a fetus is a human, it still makes abortion okay. However, this statement violates the value of faith tremendously. Nobody, neither you nor me, have the right to choose who
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