Against Gay Marriage On the contrary, there are substantial amounts of people in our society who are opposed to same sex marriage. ... Should a citizen's my opinion, the decision to pass this marriage equality bill was based on a political view instead of a spiritual angle. ... Thus, I actually find the opposing side of same sex marriage to be better defended. ... Hence, my view on same sex marriage would be similar to the opposing side. My view on gay marriage emphasizes the actions that are in accordance with one's character. ...

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Functionalists see divorce from a negative point of view. A functionalist would blame divorce on the failure of social institutions, as opposed to looking into the individuals involved in the divorce. Their view is that institutions have not provided adequate instructions and that marriage partners should seek higher knowledge. ... They look for problems within the individuals, as opposed to society in general. ... Based on my own views of divorce I feel that a pre-marriage class and a pre-divorce class should be something people have to partake in. ...

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The state viewed that a marriage was to much of an institution and that it should not be made legal that it need to be down in alternate routes. ... The largest of the reasons which people are opposed to the though is that it is morally and religiously wrong. ... This belief was what a large percentage of those who were opposed to the passing of this law bought into and argued. While there were many opposed to Vermont's law there were many and a slightly more who were supported the law. ... After having read many different points of view everything from the Nation Catholic Observer, ...

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In this paper, I would like to assess some expert's opinion on different issues like definition of marriage, effect of gay-marriage legalization on family life, religious and legal views on legalization on gay marriage when they represents different belief or ideology. ... Effect on Family life : Although all these authors uses their definitions of marriage to support their views on gay marriage, some like Charles Colson or Charlene Gomes are more concerned about the social implication such as effect of legalization of gay marriage on family life. ... He gave statistics that 70 percent ...

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For instance, in our study, women took the final step to terminate the marriage in three-fourths of the cases, while nearly half the husbands strongly opposed their decision. On the other hand, one-third of the women bitterly opposed the divorce, including some who had filed for the divorce originally themselves out of anger and hurt pride. ... Such differences in regard to the decision to divorce and the aggrieved responses of the marital partner who opposed it usually lie at the root of litigation over child custody. ... Thus, the basis on which the divorce decision is taken can have...

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Another area of conflict is opposing views on the importance of education and the financial restraint it comes with (Hou and Myles 2008:8). ... Two films that provide antithetical views on marriage and intimate relationships are "Gone Girl" (2014) and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (2002). ... "Gone Girl" portrays a warped view on a balanced marriage and how manipulative people in relationships can be. ...

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While there seems to be many pros to same sex marriage, it is easy to understand why "48 % of most Americans oppose of same­ sex marriage" (Same). ... Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society at The Heritage Foundation, "in recent decades, marriage has been weakened by a revisionist view that is more about adults' desires than children's needs... redefining marriage to include same­ sex relationships is the culmination of this revisionism, and it would leave emotional intensity as the only thing that sets marriage apart from other bonds" (Marquardt). ... The Execu...

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As is the case with any issue being debated in the public sphere, there are opposing viewpoints. ... While a world viewed through rose-colored glasses would be ideal, we must work diligently to show opponents why continued discrimination only harms the children in need of homes. ... Since our world is far from perfect we must objectively view what is in the best interest of all involved even if it differs from our own views. ...

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In order to fathom the extent of gender inequalities, a chronological view over three distinct phases ensues. ... 'Indian women's movement in the nineteenth century grew out of a cultural and nationalistic response to the British colonialist condemning of the treatment of women as barbaric and directly connected to Indian religious practices'; a big reason for Women engrossment was Mahatma Gandhi.10 His arrival back in India was a turning point for the freedom struggle, as he opposed programmes such as the 'Rowlat Bills' that 'prevented public protest and suspen...

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During social interactions, individuals tend to assign greater importance to nonverbal cues than verbal cues and since this play does not provide the reader with these, there are two opposing views to the conclusion of the play. ... Katharina can be viewed as strong and very intelligent. ...

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Up until around this time the Irish constitution was very closely linked to the teachings of the Roman Catholic church which viewed divorce as a sin (Dillon, 1993). ... This could be attributed to the relative freedom of media in the US as opposed to Ireland at the time, which in the 1970's as mentioned earlier was still very much influenced by the Catholic Church. ...

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In order to achieve same-sex marriage rights, there are political contextual factors necessary such as: "the presence of strong LGBT organizations at the national level, weak political opposition, the existence of favorable international models, a ruling government that views LGBT human rights as legitimate- (Glass 167). ...

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In order to determine the significance of the opposing marriage types, it is important to understand the time period in which Chaucer lived. ... Although, many of these tales suggest a denotative view; the fate of the characters has a connotative meaning. ... However, The Clerk and The Franklin do share some of the same views on the success of a marriage. ... Unlike The Clerk's Tale, The Franklin's Tale introduces a progressive view of marriage with equal partners. ...

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The view that the experience of war re- defined traditional sex roles is one that is echoed in the fact that when War on Germany was declared, many women were turned in to hostesses for evacuees, which meant that they carried out tasks such as housekeeping and caring for children, who were often not their own. " For these women the war reinforced their traditional role." ... Conscription was an issue which allowed class ideology to shape views on public issues. ... Fragmentation of tasks was commonplace, and managers implemented new technology as opposed to allowing women to do the male t...

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This document includes theories in regards to marriage in the modern age. Many young people today are no longer making the choice to marry. Young people today, especially woman, have more opportunities and getting married has become more a matter of personal choice as opposed to an expectation. T...

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As divorce rates rise, it is being viewed less as a discrete event, but more as a part of a series of family transitions and changes in family relationships. ... As opposed to a first marriage, remarriages differ in several important ways. ...

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While polygyny tends to be viewed by Western cultures as an instrument for the domination of women by men, the degree of autonomy experienced by women in polygynous unions varies within and among cultures. ...

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