Spouse

Historically, roles among genders have been standard, men are supposed to supply, as women are to care for the family. For centuries, stories, plays, songs have embraced this concept. However, by having a woman, named Medea, triumph over a man, Euripides shatters the concept of differences between genders for the first time. Euripides’ description of Medea is that of a clever sorceress who will never stop to achieve her goal. At the beginning of the story, Medea is depicted as a woman who is…

Power Over Presumption The expectation of a husband in a marriage is that he is the provider and protector, while the woman’s role in marriage is to be a caretaker and child bearer. However, one similarity in both roles in marriage is the expectation of monogamy between the two. Chidam and Chandara’s marriage from the text Punishment, is a prime example of the different expectations within a marriage and how these expectations are manipulated for power. The painting In The Conservatory by…

Many changes in the last half century have affected marriage and divorce rates. The rise of the women’s liberation movement, the advent of the sexual revolution, and an increase in women’s labor force participation altered perceptions of gender roles within marriage. Cultural norms changed in ways that decreased being single and increased the probability of cohabitation which decreases the probability of couples getting married. But when afforded the opportunity to interview a couple like Robbie…

“Home Burial” was written by Robert Frost in 1914. This poem is a tremendously, emotionally charged narrative which is centered around a couple arguing about their dead child. At the start od the poem, the woman barely speaks to the man at all. When she decides to talk, he hardly listens to what she says. The wife, Amy, is clearly grieving over the loss of her baby. Her husband doesn't seem to care about his child’s death, which is why there is conflict between him and his wife. They are…

A Study of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses While the origins of the Etruscan people are unknown, they appear to historians to have been an indigenous people, possibly coming from Asia Minor. It is impossible to know the exact origins however, as no literature survived. The only written records that remain today are mainly funerary inscriptions. It is the purpose of this paper then, to examine a fundamental piece of funerary art to expand upon the history and culture of a people that inevitably…

Spouse Interview The following section will serve as an encouragement testimony from my spouse in my life. Just as my seminary experience is a tremendous encouragement to her, we hope that this seminar experience serves as an inspiration to our lives and an answer to our prayers. Seminary Experience Viviana’s, conversion experience took place after we got married. She grew up in a big family with eight siblings, and with her mom as the only Christian in the house. She didn’t know about any…

Death of a Spouse The death of any person in a family system can be a devastating loss. The loss of a spouse could alter an entire family system in a day (Bolwby-West, L, 1983). When the loss of a spouse occurs, the surviving spouse may suffer a painful experience. The loss is not just a loss, it is a loss of a partner, a lover, a best friend, or even a parent of a child. Most often, the loss occurs three times more for women than men, in other words, 80% of widowed individuals are women.…

coping) and maladaptive (venting, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame) skills of Army spouses and public school teachers were studied. The study compared the results of flourishing, languishing, or depressed Army spouses and teachers. Comparison was completed for the subsets of venting, behavioral disengagement, self-blame, planning, positive reframing, and active coping. Data was collected from Army spouses through self-report survey at a monthly Family Readiness Group (FRG) meeting or…

my thoughts on the Battered Spouse Syndrome as a defense? I say that it is a legit defense. I say that it definitely can be proven in a court of law. If the evidence is present any decent defense attorney can get a jury to rule in favor of the defendant. I also believe that it can be used as an excuse to get away with murder as well.…

The death of a loved one alone is heartbreaking, but the death of a spouse can be unbearable. While some adults cope with a spouse death fairly well others are at risk of death for as long as 10 years (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2010). Women tend to have a longer life expectancy than men, therefore, over half of the women over sixty-five years old are widowed. There are only fifteen percent of men of the same age that are widowed (Kail and Cavanaugh, 2010). Widowhood is very difficult to deal with…