Alimony

"You throw like a girl!" the young boys shout out to other boys alike who throw the ball just short of the target. "You hit like a girl!" "You run like a girl!". That is the ultimate insults for boys, isn 't it? To be compared to a girl. What is so demeaning about doing something like a girl? When did this insult start to carry so much weight in the society of young boys? If you do something like a girl, wouldn 't it mean you are doing it well? As well as anybody else? Girls can run fast, throw…

Discourse primarily concerned with women’s issues rarely proceeds without at least one instance of a familiar question: what about men? After all, men are unfairly stereotyped as not having emotions besides anger and jealousy. Men are unable to take their children to the park without being viewed as some sort of pervert. Men dominate dangerous and potentially deadly professions, often to the exclusion of other genders. In a country where a man can’t even take care of his children without being…

The role of women in Latin American society started to evolve during the postcolonial years of the early twentieth century. As Latin American countries started to assert their independence and search for ways to secure a prosperous future, women also fought to secure changes that would ensure them a better quality of life. The gender biases that had relegated women to household duties had also expanded to include obligations to perform duties in industrial factories. The struggle to balance…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 23.7 million divorced people age 18 and older in the U.S. in 2010, representing more than 10% of the population (Strong, 2013). Divorce does mean to terminate a marriage, but there are actually two types of divorces- no-fault and fault-based divorce. No- fault divorce means that the couple can file without having to accuse one another of such acts. The couple can easily file irreconcilable differences to end things for good. As for fault-based…

The Life-Cycle Hypothesis (LCH) posits that as households transition through different financial stages over the life cycle, consumption and wealth accumulation will vary as individuals attempt to hold their marginal utility of consumption constant. The Behavioral Life-Cycle Hypothesis (BLC) posits that the marginal propensity to consume is based on a consumer’s financial wealth, which is determined by the components of the consumer’s lifetime financial resources. The key assumption of the BLC…

How to save money for your retirement without a 401k There are alternatives to a 401k that has tax advantages. When considering saving for retirement, most people will receive the advice to acquire a 401k. But many individuals do not have access to a 401k through their workplace. The statistics for those that do not have access is around 31% of the workforce. It is still possible to save for retirement if you are among those workers that do not have access to the 401 k retirement plan.…

This is a brief article written by a retired judge which provides that “parenting plan mediation” often only focuses on the people at the table; the parents. This article influenced our mediation case in that it points out that while a successful mediation between the parents saves them time and money by avoiding litigation, the person(s) that benefit the most from a successful mediation regarding child custody are the children. The source contends that research has concluded that conflict…

Is global overpopulation really happening or not? Based on the studies conducted by the United Nations Population Division, 83 out of 195 countries, 196 including Taiwan, representing almost half of the world’s population, are conforming into this major demographic trend of being below the fertility replacement level since the last midcentury (Chamie, Opinion para. 1). Among these countries, including all European countries, a few North American countries, and some Asian countries, is “The Land…

Sexuality is very difficult to write about, and only the greatest can tackle this subject without making it cliche. Neil Simon spent the majority of his life composing plays and becoming one of America’s greatest authors. With his lifelong commitment to writing came the establishment of many different themes throughout his works. In his world famous 1960’s play, The Odd Couple, Felix Ungar has recently gotten divorced, and needs somewhere in New York live. His best friend Oscar invites him to…

CHAPTER – I INTRODUCTORY REFLECTIONS Marriage is the foundation on which the institution of family is built up. Family is the unit of society on which the super structure of entire society and stability of social institution would stand. A happy matrimonial life is undoubtedly the foundation for successful family system. On the contrary, the sick and disgruntled marital relation has their repercussion impact not merely upon the related spouses, their children. Its impact on society may give rise…