Finding Success and Stability in Long Lasting Marriages
Location
CSU 284A
Start Date
4-4-2011 1:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2011 3:00 PM
Student's Major
Sociology and Corrections
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Emily Boyd
Mentor's Department
Sociology and Corrections
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Many people worry about the divorce rate in America, according to the National Vital Statistics Reports of Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths on July, 29, 2009 over 1 million people got divorced in 2008. Given such high divorce rates, what can we do to make marriage stronger? In order to investigate the properties of long lasting marriage, I interviewed 10 couples who have been married thirty or more years. The subjects were asked several questions about the beliefs and values that are important in their relationship. My results focus on two key findings that couples suggested contributed to their happiness and marital success: a) having a stay at home mother within the family, and b) their perspectives on raising children. Additionally, I discuss their current views on divorce and marriage today. If these findings are correct the fate of marriage today may be in more trouble than we once thought. This means that families today face more difficult obstacles in creating and keeping the marriage and family situation healthy and successful.
Finding Success and Stability in Long Lasting Marriages
CSU 284A
Many people worry about the divorce rate in America, according to the National Vital Statistics Reports of Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths on July, 29, 2009 over 1 million people got divorced in 2008. Given such high divorce rates, what can we do to make marriage stronger? In order to investigate the properties of long lasting marriage, I interviewed 10 couples who have been married thirty or more years. The subjects were asked several questions about the beliefs and values that are important in their relationship. My results focus on two key findings that couples suggested contributed to their happiness and marital success: a) having a stay at home mother within the family, and b) their perspectives on raising children. Additionally, I discuss their current views on divorce and marriage today. If these findings are correct the fate of marriage today may be in more trouble than we once thought. This means that families today face more difficult obstacles in creating and keeping the marriage and family situation healthy and successful.
Recommended Citation
Theodorson, Lacey. "Finding Success and Stability in Long Lasting Marriages." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 4, 2011.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2011/oral-session-09/5
