RELATIONSHIP ISSUES AND TRENDS. ISSUES AND TRENDS We will be discussion the following relationship issues and/or trends: INTERMARRIAGE SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS.
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RELATIONSHIP ISSUES AND TRENDS
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ISSUES AND TRENDS We will be discussion the following
relationship issues and/or trends: INTERMARRIAGE SAME-SEX
RELATIONSHIPS INFIDELITY DIVORCE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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INTERMARRIAGE ______________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________ Intermarriage is
increasingly more common (esp. in Canada and in urban areas) WHAT
CHALLENGES TO INTERMARRIAGE COUPLES FACE THAT OTHER COUPLES MAY
NOT?
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SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS There has been an increasing acceptance
of heterosexual cohabitation but there has been greater resistance
in recognizing same sex relationships 1 st same sex marriage
ceremony took place in Canada on Jan 14, 2001 at the ______________
__________________________________________ ___________________(p.
234-235 text) Same sex marriage was not officially legalized in
Canada until __________. Case Study: ________________-Gr. 12
student who wanted to take his boyfriend to the prom. Durham
Catholic School Board denied him that right. Clips: Rev. Brent
Hawkes and Marc Hall
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COUNTRIES WHERE SAME SEX MARRIAGES ARE LEGALIZED BBC News, Apr
2013
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INFIDELITY Sexual fidelity remains an important value in
intimate relationships Evolutionary psychologists state that it is
inherent in the nature of humans to be unfaithful -Helen Fischer
and David Buss stated that early man was motivated to have
______________________________________ Most Canadians today do not
approve of extramarital affairs. Infidelity results in
________________________. HOW HAS SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACTED INFIDELITY?
____________________(online dating for married indiv)
_____________: Phone App to hook up
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DIVORCE IS a failure of marriage Divorce was rare in the early
20 th century In recent years divorce rates have risen 3 PHASES TO
DIVORCE: 1. _______________: One indiv. decides to initiate divorce
2. ________________: Plan breakup, settle temp custody &
financial issues, notify people & separate households. 3.
________________: 2 indiv. live separate lives & negotiate
permanent new parent roles and financial arrangements. WHAT ARE
SOME REASONS/RISKS FOR DIVORCE? __________________
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Divorce Act, 1985 -Provincial courts now had jurisdiction to
decide on matters of divorce -Grounds for divorce became more
encompassing. No fault divorce based on the breakdown of the
marriage was added.
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PARTNER VIOLENCE Both men and women are at risk of partner
violence Statistics show women experience more partner violence
than men. ARE THESE STATS SKEWED? WHY OR WHY NOT? Some risk factors
that have been shown to increase the likelihood of the occurrence
of a partner violence situation -unemployment-bankruptcy
-additional job-new child support -demotion at work-etc
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CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
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Shelters for Abused Women in Canada Stats Can, 2010 In 2010,
there were 593 shelters for abused women operating in Canada, 24
more than in 2008, the last time this information was collected.
Large increases were noted in the number of second- stage housing
facilities (up 11% or 11 shelters) and transition homes (up 8% or
22 facilities). The number of beds available to clients of shelters
also increased. On April 15, 2010, there were 11,461 beds available
in shelters across Canada, an increase of 7% from two years
earlier. Between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010 there were over
64,500 admissions of women to shelters across Canada, up 5% from
2007/2008. Almost one-third (31%) of these women had stayed at the
shelter before, up from one-quarter (25%) in 2007/2008. Among women
staying in transition homes and other shelters on April 15, 2010,
abuse was among the most common reasons for admissions (71%). Among
abused women, most (67%) were looking for shelter from current
partners, and most (60%) had not reported the abuse to police.
One-quarter (25%) of all shelters reported serving an on-reserve
population, and 64% of all shelters reported offering services
sensitive to the needs of Aboriginal clients.