Marriage
and Divorce
Name:
Mohammad Juma Alshamsi
ID:
H00280882
Section:
CJM
Instructor: Hedley
Butterfield
Research
Methods
Article
1
Section
1
Source:
From the HCT database under advanced search, it appeared among several of the
other related articles.
Section
2
Title:
Marriage and Divorce among Young Adult Cancer Survivors.
Abstract
The
article covers the effects of divorce, especially, on patients afflicted with
cancer. Aspects such as the type of cancer, gender, education and race were
examined in this article. The article offers a concise arrangement of the
events. It starts with an abstract that states the expected methods of research
and findings. It discusses each of the subtopics in detail and simple language.
Reference
Kirchhoff,
A., C. Yi, J. & Wright, J. (2012). Marriage
and Divorce among Young Adult Cancer Survivors. Internet Resource.
Section
3
Research Techniques
Population
Participants were chosen using the
BFRS, which is a telephone survey conducted randomly at the national level once
per year. The population consisted of adults of 18 years of age or older living
in the United States of America, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, the District of
Columbia and Guam.
Research
Approach
The approach to the research was
qualitative in nature and involved conducting interviews. Each participant was
asked “Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
that you had cancer?” Statistical analysis of the data was then conducted to
conclude the results.
Participant
Selection
Participants eligible for selection
were between 20 and 39 years of age. The intention was to select survivors who
were past adolescence and approaching the age of marriage or of the age of
marriage, and the cut-off age of 39 was used because above this age persons are
not considered to be young adults by the NCI.
Main
Results
The author concludes that that a
diagnosis of cancer can affect young adults greatly in terms of finances and
physical and psychological health. The behaviours of married young adult
survivors may differ from others. As a young adult, they are also coping with
financial and social demands, so a diagnosis of cancer at this time may be
particularly burdensome on younger couples who do not have the resources to
manage the implications.
Section
4
Article
Evaluation
Since
the article analyses issues concerned with divorce rates among cancer patients,
some issues, such as relationships and disease, are looked at. In the article,
the authors start by discussing how youngsters commit. The authors state that
most youngsters, usually, get into long term relationships, before they realize
that they have terminal illnesses. In fact, a majority of cancer diagnoses
occur when individuals are between the ages of fifteen and thirty-nine (Kirchhoff,
Yi & Wright, 2012). Due to this
factor, marital issues end up being very stressful for young persons, because
of the emotional, financial and health factors. On top of the already existing
issues, the diagnosis of cancer, usually, causes more stress to the affected
couple.
The
article uses different measures in conducting the search. For instance, the
marital status of the participants, their health status and race were factors
that were considered. Ultimately, the results were diverse. First, there were
more female survivors. Secondly, the same group was, usually, diagnosed at a
younger age, compared to their male counterparts. The findings, also, indicated
that the female survivors faced a higher risk of divorce than the male
survivors. The findings, also, showed that, since most of the young adults
married at about the same age, their divorce rates were likely to be similar.
Article
2
Section
1
Source: HCT
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Section
2
Title: Marriage and Divorce of
Immigrants and Descendants of Immigrants in Sweden.
Abstract
In
this article, another aspect influencing marriage and divorce is covered; that
of immigrants and descendants in Sweden. Since they occupy a fairly large part
of Sweden, their marital patterns indicate a significant trend.
Reference
Annderson,
G., Obucina, o., & Scott, K. (N.D.) Marriage
and Divorce of Immigrants and Descendants of Immigrants in Sweden. Internet
Resource.
Section
3
Research Techniques
Population
The population included all Swedish
residents who were born in 1951 or later who at any time lived in Sweden
between 1983 and 2001.
Research
Approach
A qualitative approach was used to
conduct the research. In adherence to traditional research on family
demographics, the study was based on the marriage behaviour of women. The
authors used Kaplan-Meier survivor functions, as well as multivariate analysis
of event-history.
Participant
Selection
An immigrant was specifically
defined as persons born outside of Sweden and currently living in Sweden. These
were the participants for the study. Register data from Sweden provided
participants’ information relating to changes in civil status, as well as other
socio-demographic information.
Main
Results
The authors found differences in
marriage and divorce patterns among immigrant groups and between Swedish-born
persons and migrants. A few migrant groups were found to have high volatility
in family relationships, with a significant number of marriages, divorces and
re-marriages. Several factors affect the marriage behaviour of Swedish
immigrants, such as variances in family systems and other aspects relating to
the actual migration process and the selective nature of these migrants.
Section
4
Article
Analysis
Like
the previous article, this one is divided into segments that further analyses
the issue at hand. The article starts by analyzing Sweden as a country. It
looks at its geographical location and immigrant history based on marriage and
divorce. The article mainly discusses women, how they get into marriage, how
they co-habit and how they divorce. The article explains how most women move to
Sweden unmarried and, ultimately, find marriage partners, especially, among
working men. The article explains how immigration disrupts the normal marriage
pattern, and how its selectivity leads to altering behaviors in Sweden.
In
its findings, Sweden is seen to have a declining trend in the incidences of
marriage. The country had, also, promoted the aspect of co-habitation, in
preference to marriage. Additionally, the authors further explain that obtaining
a divorce in Sweden is very easy. This is especially so, since marriage in
Sweden offers limited benefits, and has ever-increasing risks. The article also
states that there have been rising rates of immigrants in the game (Annderson,
Obucina & Scott, N.D.). Comparisons between current and precious statistics
are used see how marriage and divorce rates are trending.
The
results indicate that a majority of women usually divorce by the fifteenth year
of marriage. Most immigrant workers who form relationships in Sweden, also, end
up experiencing more incidences of divorce. On the same note, individual
immigrants who grow up in Sweden have higher divorce rates, than those who
marry as adults. This finding shows how much the Swedish culture impacts the
longevity of marriages in Sweden. Another important finding in the article is
that the descendants of immigrant Swedes experience higher divorce rates than
native Swedes. This is attributed to the possible strong relationships that may
be disrupted by migration. The authors of the article are very careful in
providing detail and evidence relating to the issue at hand.
Ranking
in descending order
1. Annderson,
G., Obucina, o., & Scott, K. (N.D.) Marriage
and Divorce of Immigrants and Descendants of Immigrants in Sweden. Internet
Resource.
2. Kirchhoff,
A., C. Yi, J. & Wright, J. (2012).Marriage
and Divorce among Young Adult Cancer Survivors. Internet Resource.
The article
discussing the rate of divorce and marriages among Swedish immigrants is
exemplary in its elaboration of the topic. As well as discussing Swedish
immigrants, the article discusses traditional Swedish views on marriage and
divorce. It helps the reader to get a more comprehensive understanding of the issue
at hand. Other than that, the article makes extensive use of data, providing
sufficient evidence of the case researched.
The
findings from the article are useful in a number of ways. First, it would be
helpful to marriage counselors, since they could use the data from the findings
to determine the issues leading to divorce. The findings could, also, be used
to find solutions pertaining to migration. If the root causes of unstable
relations are mindsets of either the native or immigrant Swedes, the findings
could be used to determine how to solve them.
To
further elaborate on the topic, more information on contradictory factors, like
why immigrants who grow up in Sweden have higher divorce rates than adult
immigrants married in Sweden, should be carried out. The behavioral trends of
the Swedish natives and other immigrants could, also, be helpful in determining
the situation in the study.
