...In the world we live in, human beings rely on their socialization skills to survive. These social skills help them to develop interpersonal relationships with each other. One of the main intimate relationships that developed over time is the bond between a man and a woman. This union became sacred in society, and a term “marriage” developed. In their book, The Ties that Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation, Bachrach, Hindin, and Thomson define marriage “as a legally and socially recognized union, ideally lifelong, that entails sexual, economic, social rights and obligations for the partners” (3-16). Since the evolution of marriages, there have also been arranged marriages. This can be seen as the arrangement of a marriage by a third party, usually by the couple’s parents. Arranged marriages may lead to a longer lasting relationship than non-arranged marriages, because the success of the marriage is stronger with a support system, since the parents, community, religion, and cultural background are involved in making and sustaining the marriage bond. Initially one might believe that arranged marriages are a distinct feature of the eastern societies but the western societies also have deep roots and seeds of arranged marriage customs and traditions. Arranged marriages have existed for centuries, and it traditions are still practiced today. Many might see an arranged marriage as forced or unwanted but studies done by Myers, Madathil, and Tingle “showed that differences...
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...depends on a person’s viewpoint and their culture. Arranged marriage is found throughout the world. It was the normal method of partner selection up until about the twentieth century. The parents of the couple often choose their child’s spouse, but a matchmaker may be used instead. The couple may not even meet until the day that they get married. People now in industrialized countries such as the United States have more freedom in their choice of partner than they used to. It often resembles parents setting up dates more than parents forcing their child to marry. These people do have the right of rejection if their parents’ choices are unacceptable. Free choice marriages are often considered normal in the US. Often potential partners are sought out through dating or common interests. Because American culture values independence and personal freedom, choosing one’s own spouse is very important. Recent immigrants or children of immigrants may...
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...Aanand Davé EWRT 1B Mary Cudahy March 23, 2015 From Arranged Marriage to Love Marriage In the United States, where a multitude of cultures and races live together, we are not accustomed to the idea of arranged marriages. We are blessed that we are given our own right to choose our own spouse to marry instead of being arranged upon or have no say in who we get to spend the rest of our lives with. True love has been drilled into our heads, giving us the idea that finding somebody special is nothing out of the ordinary. However there are still those who do not grow up with the same ideas or values in choosing their own loved one. India’s culture has since forever been based off of religion and the honors of family. From those comes an important aspect of the Indian culture that is the idea of an arranged marriage. An arranged marriage is when, usually the parents or father, of both sides of the family meet with potential suitors to be wed to each other without any true saying coming from mainly the woman herself. Basically the man’s family advertises his achievements, wealth, and well being to other families, and if a family seeking for a husband for their daughter agrees or likes these qualities, a meeting is set between the two families. After the one meeting goes well, they set up a wedding date for the two to become married. The bride and groom have not even spent a full day with each other and it is decided that they should become married. The biggest misunderstanding...
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...Krystal Tebbetts Dr. Sarah Swofford Writing 1310 12 October 2015 The Rhetorical Analysis of Heather Boushey’s “Values Begin at Home, but Who’s Home?" (In the Struggle to Balance Work and Family, Work is Winning) In Heather Boushey’s article on The American Prospect 2007 is a special report titled “Values Begin at Home, but Who’s Home?” This article reflects America’s current family values. This is an older, but effective report. Heather Boushey was formerly a Senior Economist with the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee and before that, with the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the Economic Policy Institute. She has testified before the U.S. Congress and authored numerous reports and commentaries on issues affecting working families. “Heather Boushey.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 13 July 2015. Web. 29 September 2015.” In this article Boushey argues that work has been winning the work/life battle- beginning with Mothers working outside of the home. Boushey also uses her skills as a former Senior Economist, to hone in on statistical data to prove the decline in family values, since Mother’s began working outside of the home. Heather Boushey article serves a dual purpose- or kairos. Boushey wrote this article stating her negative opinion toward today’s economy and how it affects family values. First, Boushey believes that mothers leaving the home to join the workforce has a negative effect on the well-being of...
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...parent is a parent with one or more children, who is/are not living with the child's/children's other parents. The definition of single parenthood may vary according to local laws of nations or provinces. Single parenthood may occur as a result of loss (death of spouse, separation, divorce, abandonment by one parent), or by choice (single parent adoption, donor insemination, egg donor/surrogate motherhood, choosing to carry to term an unexpected pregnancy and raise the child on one's own). More than 25% of children in the U.S. live with only one parent (U.S. Bureau of Census, 1997). Research about the welfare of children in single-parent families varies. Many factors influence the outcome of how children fare: parent's age, education level, and occupation, family income, family's support network from friends and extended family members (including the absent parent if available). Further, outcomes in families where single-parenthood is chosen is higher, as the single parent is typically older, has established employment and social supports, and has considered the pros and cons of raising a child alone. Statistically, children in single parent homes fare worse than those with two parents. In the United States, family structure contributes to five characteristics of a child's well being. These include lower birthrates and higher death rates among infants when there is just one parent. Also, the number of children ages 15-17 in school and in good health is much lower, and the...
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...security, and love in a young child’s life. Grievously, 36.7% of children around the world are fatherless children. Factors like divorce, disease, accident, and work act as causes of absence of a father, which affects children in areas of self-esteem, relationship, education, and crime. One of the best-known causes for absence of a father is divorce. The divorce rate of societies these days is drastically increasing and is reaching a height that was never reached before. The three countries with the top divorce rate are Belarus, United States, and Sweden; and they record divorce rates of 52.9%, 54.8%, and 54.9% respectively. There are multifarious reasons why a couple decides on a divorce. The most significant cause of the divorce is lack of communication between spouses. Failure to communicate each other’s feelings and struggles increases the tension and doubtfulness in marriage. Lack of commitment of marriage also plays a role in divorce. When a spouse is unfaithful and is unwilling to put effort into making the marriage successful, it often brings frustrations and anger into marriage. In many cases of early marriage of teens, lack of maturity or financial problems also can...
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...Chantal Jackson Mrs.Knebel English 1302_025 19 November 2014 Gay Parenting /Adoption Living in a world that is ever changing; we as people need to take a few steps into the presence so we can see life on a grander spectrum; the bigger picture. Since love does not see color, for the same reason love should not be defined by whether one is gay or straight. Choosing to become a parent in the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgender community is often perceived as wrong, immoral, and a sin due to religious beliefs. Although, LGBT adoption in the United States is not prohibited certain states across the U.S place barriers on LGBT people from becoming adoptive parents. For example, Mississippi and Utah couples with same sex orientation may not adopt jointly[BL1] . LGBT parenting should be allowed in both marriage equality and non-marital equality states that want to adopt children. Allowing LGBT’s to adopt children could increase adoption rates and help “provide homes for half-million children in need of foster care” (Johnson). Since same sex couples cannot physically have children, other options such as traditional and gestational surrogates are put in place to undergo pregnancy. Surrogacy can be expensive, complicated, and a big decision for any couple, Forcing many to look into adoption agencies. Placing children in a “nurturing environment where they can learn how to handle their feelings in a appropriate way, develop good relationships, succeed in schools...
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...Marriage (also called matrimony or wedlock) is a socially or ritually recognized union or legal contract between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between them, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. A broad definition of marriage includes those that are monogamous, polygamous, same-sex and temporary. People marry for many reasons, including: legal, social, libidinal, emotional, financial, spiritual, and religious. Who they marry may be influenced by socially determined rules of incest, prescriptive marriage rules, parental choice and individual desire. In many parts of the world, marriages are arranged. Forced marriages are illegal in some jurisdictions. Marriage can be recognized by a state, an organization, a religious authority, a tribal group, a local community or peers. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction. Marriages can be performed in a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting via a wedding ceremony. The act...
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...Mamkumba Westbrook HCS/440 Stimulus Paper Instructor: Steven Miracle 08/25/2014 When it comes to choosing a health care coverage it is always difficult to do. One has to look for the right coverage that suits you. The fact that health care insurance companies are nothing like any regular businesses. The health care reform law has made it very complicated for people to choose plans provided by their employers. Apart from looking into premiums, copayments, deductibles and so on, we need to consider provisions in the law that has been established and can have a great impact in your coverage in the near future. When choosing a plan there are different things to look into like: * Size and the cost * Factors in your favorite doctors * Make adjustments to your current plan or consider switching * Don’t get lured by those new freebies * Decide which plans suits your needs In the case of Castor Collins Health Plans they were a regional HMO founded in 1999 in the state of Pantome. As an insurance company they always looking for a way of expanding by increasing the number of people they served. Speaking of them at the beginning they have about 100,000 enrollees through the state and still looking for an increase. As a representative in this company my main objective is to maximize profit and minimize the company from risk. In the event I have these two companies in need of health insurance it is a good time for me to get the company to...
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...on extra weight. Rotunda continued to spend every penny of her husband’s hard earned money. Ethically, he has every right to want to file for divorce. Bill using the fact that she has a moustache and missing teeth are not a factor here. The mention of Rotunda being violent could be an issue as the divorce proceedings are under way. Choosing to divorce a person should be based on something that isn’t going quite right. You do not need to have a specific reason at all to request a divorce, but most states do have the option of using one of the grounds for divorce as your reason. Having one of these reasons can help your case, but if the two of you are not happy, then a no fault divorce would be the way to go. You are both on level ground and can go your separate ways without your record being tarnished. Choosing to get a divorce is not always an easy decision for either party. Sometimes there is a very good reason to get the divorce and other times, the two people have just grown apart and no longer wish to be together. Whatever the reason, the couple can expect to state such reasons at some point along the process. There are really two types of divorces, which are no fault divorces and fault divorces. Legal issues: Bill is filing...
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...Banking Academy | City University of Seattle | TAXATION PERSONAL INCOME TAX IN THE UNITED STATE Group’s member:Nguyễn Như Nam (C)Phan Thu AnNguyễn Thùy DungHoàng Bá SơnNgô Thị Ánh TuyếtDate: 15/12/2014 | Table of Contents PART 1. The review on the tax system in the United States 2 1. The tax administration system in United States 2 2. The tax policy system in United States 3 PART 2. The review of the main content of the tax laws 5 I. The scope of application 5 1. Taxable incomes 5 2. Non-taxable 7 3. Payers. 7 II. The taxation bases 9 III. The tax calculation method 10 1. Gross Income 10 2. Adjusted gross income 17 3. Tax Credits 17 4. Tax Rates 20 5. Deductions and exemptions 22 IV. Tax declaration, submission and refund 32 1. Declaration 32 2. Submission 33 3. Refund 34 REFERENCES 36 PART 1. The review on the tax system in the United States Taxation is an important for each country. Taxation provides a material to distribute economic resources towards those with low incomes or special needs. Taxes provide the revenue needed for critical public services such as social security, health care, national defense, and education. 1. The tax administration system in United States The U.S. system of tax administration is based on the principle of self-assessment. In a self-assessment system, taxpayers calculate and pay their own taxes without the intervention of a tax official. If this is not done appropriately...
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...Factors to Consider When Choosing a Method of Financing a Business By Derek Dowell, eHow Contributor Banks may want to lend you money if you present a well-prepared business plan. Whether you're starting a new business from scratch or operating a successful business already, securing financing first requires you to think about the best method to go about it. There are many factors to take into account, though some may vary according to an entrepreneur's personal situation. Poor management is the most frequent cause of small-business failure, according to the Small Business Notes website, but it is closely followed by insufficient financing. Other People Are Reading * The Disadvantages of External Equity * Financing Methods for Capital Purchases 1. Funding Availability * The first thing to do when choosing a method of financing your business is to determine what your range of options are. Small Business Notes lists the most common sources of finding money to start a business: personal savings (72 percent), banks (45 percent), friends/relatives (28 percent), individual investors (10 percent), government-guaranteed loans (7 percent) and venture capital firms (1 percent). Most people will not be able to rely on a single source, since banks expect the business owner to put some of his own money at risk in the venture. Spend some time thinking about what sources you can access. Personal Savings * Choosing to risk personal savings on a business venture...
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...Domestic Abuse within Christian Marriages Linda J. Whitworth Liberty University Abstract Domestic abuse has become a worldwide epidemic. It affects every part of life, from lost time at work to suicide or homicide. It effects every culture, every race, every gender and every socioeconomic background. When domestic abuse happens within the confines of a Christian marriage, it can shake the abused spouse to the core, causing her to question her belief in God. Women are told that they are to submit to both Jesus Christ and their husbands, acknowledging the husband as the head of the family. Sadly, this principle has been construed by abusive spouses as a coercive means in which to keep the abused (in this case, the wife) in complete submission. It is then threatened that should the wife try to leave or to seek help, she will be punished by God, thus sending a mixed message. For a woman of faith, holding on to God helps her to hold on to hope. Even through the questioning and the doubt, faith remains. Once they escape the abusive marriage, it is the victim’s faith that helps her start her life over, with a deeper knowledge of that faith and knowing that God will see her through anything. Keywords: abuse, Christianity, domestic violence, faith, marriage, relationships Domestic Abuse within Christian Marriages Abuse, in its most basic form means to hurt, mistreat, injure or insult (Briscoe & Hunt, 2009). There are many types of abuse, some more passive and some more...
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...MANAGING EXPATRIATE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT Referring to the case study, there are gaps identified in the Kline & Associate international human resources management practices in terms of expatiate management. Before sending an employee to an international assignment there are certain skills an employee must acquire and it is the duty for the HRM of the firm to prepare the employee for any international assignment. However this was not done by Kline & and Associate before sending Fred Bailey to Tokyo which caused the culture shock and the challenges faced by Fred and his family in Japan. Firms use a variety of HR practices to manage their expatriates (Mendenhall et al., 1987; Brewster and Scullion, 1997). As successful expatriate assignments are indispensable to MNCs for strategy implementation, researchers and practitioners alike are interested in determining how to facilitate the success of expatriates’ assignments (Stroh and Caligiuri, 1998; Dowling and Welch, 2004; Scullion and Collings, 2006). However, MNCs differ on the extent to which these practices are used in managing expatriates (Tung, 1982; Kopp, 1994; Peterson et al., 1996; Scullion and Starkey, 2000) and how effectively they are designed (Mendenhall et al., 1987). According to Adler and Ghadar (1990), expatriate management practices, namely who the firm considers as possible expatriates, how the firm selects and trains them, what criteria the firm uses to assess their performance, and what impact the...
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...A New Era in Marriage Patrick Liou PSYC 359 Professor Barone A New Era in Marriage Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love states that intimacy, passion, and commitment combine to produce different types of love, ranging from non-love to consummate love. In the 21st century, most Americans consider romantic love as key criteria in finding a marital spouse, but throughout history, the choice of a spouse usually had little if any to do with romantic love. In the 1960s, when the dynamics of a marriage followed the breadwinner-homemaker model, couples who married looked for a companionate partnership that would provide a stable living financially since financial stability was often a priority over individual happiness. Fast-forward fifty years, the economic prosperity has turned the United States into an individualistic society, and the lack of connection and chemistry would often be a deal breaker in a romantic relationship. This shift of prevalent love style from companionate partnerships to individualized marriages that stress romantic love can be attributed to women having better access of higher education and becoming economically independent of men, breaking the need for women to depend on a man as the breadwinner of the household. With women becoming financially independent, they are no longer limited to being a homemaker and can pursue the same opportunities that are offered to men. Thus, under the social exchange theory, men are no longer able to offer financial...
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