CLO5 Marriage and Divorce

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

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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.