4 ‘‘A Diabolical Circle for the Divell to Daunce In’’: Foundational Weddings and the Problem of Civil Marriage

Some studies suggest that religious people cope better with stress. For married couples, if partners perceive their relationship as sacred, supportive dyadic coping mediates the association of sanctification with marital satisfaction and well-being. In the current study, applying the actor–partner interdependence model to 116 Polish couples (n = 232), aged between 21 and 64 (males: M = 37.8, SD = 11.8; females M = 37.1, SD = 12.0), we examined the link between centrality of religiosity and dyadic coping. Although general dyadic analyses indicate that centrality of religiosity and dyadic coping are unrelated concepts, at the subscales level, we could observe few significant relationships. The results show that Polish religious men rate their common dyadic coping low. Actor effects in women are moderated by the type of relationship (cohabitation and civil marriage vs. catholic marriage).

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The Quality of Interpersonal Relationships and Satisfaction with the Marriage of Young People

Social Psychology and Society ◽

10.17759/sps.2021120110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 143-161

Author(s):

G.S. Kozhukhar

Keyword(s):

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Young People ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Interpersonal Relations ◽

Russian Language ◽

Conflict Behavior ◽

Marriage Satisfaction ◽

Civil Marriage ◽

The Relationship

Objective. Analysis of the relationship between the assessment of interpersonal relations and satisfaction with marriage among young spouses in an official and civil marriage. Background. Against the background of the growing number of divorces, the need to analyze and understand the factors associated with marriage satisfaction among nowday’s youth is increasing in order to develop programs for overcoming difficulties in communication and maintaining relationships. Study design. The work examined the relationship between interpersonal relationships and marital satisfaction. The presence and nature of the relationship was checked through correlation, regression, factor analysis and automatic modeling (SPSS). The survey was conducted individually or in a group before the start of the pandemic. Participants. 108 young spouses, of which 30 couples, 48 respondents took part without their partners (44.44% of boys, 55.56% of girls) from 20 to 35 years old (M=28.6; SD=2.83). Measurements. Marriage Satisfaction Test Questionnaire (MAR); test questionnaire “Analysis of family anxiety” (ACT); Russian-language versions of the questionnaire “Scale of love and sympathy” and methods of researching partnerships Partnership Questionnaire (PFB); PEA questionnaire to identify the level of understanding, emotional attractiveness and authority (respect) of partners in marriage. Results. A complex system of relationships was revealed between the types of relationships between partners, indicators of family anxiety and satisfaction with marriage. Satisfaction with marriage increases in case of manifestation of love and sympathy in interpersonal relationships, experiences of emotional attraction between partners, respect and rare use of conflict behavior. Predictors of marital satisfaction have been identified, and a standard model of interpersonal relationships has been described, which allows predicting marital satisfaction at a young age. Main conclusion. There is a complex systemic relationship between the assessment of the quality of interpersonal relationships and the perception of satisfaction with marriage in young spouses and partners in a civil marriage, the knowledge of which allows you to create a model of the relationship system in order to predict the satisfaction with marriage of young people and prevent conflicts in relationships leading to their destruction.

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Intergenerational and Marriage Mobility of University Professors in the Netherlands During the 19th Century

Historical Life Course Studies ◽

10.51964/hlcs9588 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 167-171

Author(s):

Ineke Maas ◽

Marco H. D. Van Leeuwen ◽

Antonie Knigge

Keyword(s):

Cultural Capital ◽

19Th Century ◽

Occupational Group ◽

Contemporary Society ◽

University Professors ◽

Capital Theory ◽

Civil Marriage ◽

Cultural Capital Theory ◽

The 19Th Century ◽

Do So

In this study we ask the question to what extent 19th-century university professors were a closed occupational group in the sense that they had little intergenerational and marriage mobility. We do so in honor of Kees Mandemakers, who is about to retire as a professor, but whose younger family members may follow in his footsteps. We derive competing hypotheses from cultural capital theory and the meritocracy thesis and test them using civil marriage records for the period 1813–1922 in six Dutch provinces (N = 1,180,976 marriages). Although only 4.4% of all university professors had a father in the same occupation, the odds ratio of 331 shows that this is much more likely than to be expected under independence. Similarly, professors were much more likely to marry the daughter of a professor. Compared to other elite occupations the intergenerational immobility of professors was not especially high, but their marriage immobility was exceptional. Cultural capital theory receives more support than the meritocracy thesis. We hope that Mandemakers, Mandemakers and Mandemakers will accept the challenge and investigate whether these findings can be generalized to contemporary society.

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Legal Literacy for Muslim Converts in Malaysia

Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities ◽

10.47836/pjssh.29.3.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Mohd Al Adib Samuri ◽

Azlan Shah Nabees Khan

Keyword(s):

Religious Institutions ◽

Identity Change ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Family Dynamic ◽

Personal Lives ◽

Civil Marriage ◽

Legal Literacy ◽

Course Of Action ◽

Legal Implications ◽

Conversion To Islam

Many Muslim converts in Malaysia are not well-informed of their rights and the legal implications of conversion to Islam. Implementing legal pluralism, particularly the different sets of personal laws that apply to Muslims and non-Muslims, sends the converts, their non-Muslim families, and the religious authorities into bitter legal battles whenever an individual converts to Islam. Furthermore, as religious institutions currently offer no legal literacy program, some Muslim converts are unclear regarding the course of action they should take whenever legal issues are involved, especially from the aspects of identity change; civil marriage dissolution; matrimonial properties distribution; child custody and guardianship; determination of child’s and the deceased’s religion; and inheritance and derivative pension distribution. Therefore, this research explores Muslim converts’ perspectives on the need for and development of legal literacy regarding rights and legal implications of conversion to Islam. This study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews with 9 participants who were all Muslim converts. Each interview was transcribed verbatim, and the data were analysed with NVIVO software based on a thematic approach. The research found that all participants unanimously agreed to empower Muslim converts with legal literacy, considering many are not well-informed of the legal implications of conversion to Islam, despite it directly affecting their personal lives, family dynamic, and the multicultural society in Malaysia.

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Gay Rights and the Constitution of Reasons

Just Married ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691166483.003.0002 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen Macedo

Keyword(s):

Gay Rights ◽

Same Sex ◽

Same Sex Marriage ◽

Marital Commitment ◽

Civil Marriage ◽

The Law

This chapter considers the main arguments raised by conservatives against same-sex marriage and gay rights more generally. Defenders of same-sex marriage acknowledge the fact that marriage is in many ways a conservative institution. Libertarians, liberationists, and some liberals doubt that marriage is fair given the diversity of people's conceptions of meaning and value in life. Many adopt an unnecessarily critical posture toward civil marriage. This chapter offers a sympathetic account of marriage that recognizes the importance for many people of marital commitment while also honoring, and indeed helping to secure, the equal liberty and fairness prized by liberals. It shows that the debate over gay rights has been shaped by the repeated articulation of a demand for public reasons and evidence to justify the shape of the law touching on gay rights and marriage. The demand for reasons was laid down by the dissenters in Bowers v. Hardwick (1987).

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Introduction

Devotions and Desires ◽

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469636269.003.0001 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Gillian Frank ◽

Bethany Moreton ◽

Heather R. White

Keyword(s):

Supreme Court Decision ◽

The Other ◽

Court Decision ◽

Word Of God ◽

Same Sex ◽

Sunday Morning ◽

Same Sex Couples ◽

Civil Marriage ◽

The Bible ◽

The U.S

The lines seem so clearly drawn: A white evangelical minister stands in front of his California congregation on a Sunday morning. In one hand he holds a Bible. In the other is the text of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges extending civil marriage rights to same-sex couples throughout the country. “It’s time to choose,” he thunders to thousands of believers in the stadium-style worship center. “Will we follow the Word of God or the tyrannical dictates of government?” His declaration “This is who I stand with” is met with applause from the faithful as he dramatically flings the Court’s decision to the ground and tramples on it, waving the Bible in his upraised hand....

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