A Couple More Years

Introduction Despite the significant increase in interracial coupling in recent years, there have been few studies that examine intimate partner violence (IPV) in interracial couples (Carbone-Lopez, 2013; Chartier & Caetano, 2012; Fusco, 2010). This paper was intended to give an overview of current intimate partner violence (IPV) treatments, MFT efficacy working with interracial couples, and IPV in interracial couples. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major societal and public health…

Gottman’s objective of this study was to calculate the timing of divorce of married couples by using a two model that compared the couple’s interaction with each other. The main idea was to test that marital divorce can be predicted to exist in two critical periods of most marriages. The first during the first seven years of marriage and the second after 14 years, to be more specific when the children reach adolescence. These studies have allowed having a better understanding of the elements of…

becoming less and less important as the years go by has been the reason for many changes in other aspects of American family life. People are delaying marriage till they are stable by themselves, couples are cohabiting and not getting married, more children are being born to unmarried parents and finally women and mothers are working full time jobs as their choice. All these changes have had different impacts on society both positive and negative. Over the past 60 years, some key changes that…

guide under the Appendix A. These couples were chosen due to their difference in relationship length, status and the ages of the partners. The first couple was chosen because the couple’s relationship is newer being in their third year. Additionally, the age difference of the partners and generally differences and similarities between the couple. The second couple was chosen for…

interviewing two couples for this project, I interviewed three couples just so that I can compare them. I had so much fun doing it. I interviewed my parents, my grandparents and one of my siblings. So I am going to classify my parent and my grandparent as an older couple and the younger, my generation couple would be my brother and his wife. From my observation, when the older couple was answering their question, they seem more calm, playful, cheeky whereas when the younger couple…

In the last sixty years, American society went through a lot of changes. For example, families became more diverse, same-sex couples are more common, and intercourse before marriage resulting in an increase in single mothers, meaning kids were started to be born out of wedlock. Which caused womens to be more independent. These changes started to happen more and more after the World War II, when womens started to notice their independent capabilities, and wanted to stand up for their rights to…

the United States House of Representatives who represents Minnesota’s 6th district, has made radical statements on the topic. During an appearance on the radio show “Faith & Liberty” Bachmann says, “For all of the thousands of years of recorded human history, about 5,000 years, there is no instance of any culture, nation or tribe ever having as the established standard for marriage anything other than between man and woman. It may have been multiple women and a man, it may have been something…

relationships as adults, they have a higher chance of leading happy lives. When they have happier lives, they are more likely to find and keep a stable job instead of jumping from one workplace to the next. Therefore, it is in the child's best interest to be adopted out to a caring…

Group1: Alicia a 24-year-old mother of a lovely girl and her partner Ivan have been together for 5 years. The young couple has been involved in heated arguments because Ivan wants to spend more time with his “boys”. Alicia feels that she is left at home taking care of their daughter way too often. *Alicia has a history childhood neglect by her parents. The couple has decided to come to therapy because they cannot seem to reach a common ground at home. Group2: 53-year-old Joe and 30-year-old…

focuses on a doomed relationship of a rather more banal (if age-appropriate) sort in “6 Years.” Although shot and performed in a determinedly raw, naturalistic way, this emotionally roiling portrait of two twentysomething Texas sweethearts too often veers toward melodramatic overstatement, inspiring little empathy or understanding despite the committed performances of promising young leads Taissa Farmiga and Ben Rosenfield. The story behind “6 years” revolves around two young adults, Dan and…