scholarly journals Social representations of infidelity among married and unmarried men and women

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Irina Iakimanskaia

The goal of this research is to examine the specificity of social representations of infidelity among married and unmarried men and women. The hypothesis was advanced that married and unmarried men and women differ in their perception of infidelity. The differences depend on the gender and marital status, and pertain to definition of this concept and the underlying causes. The article employs the methods of questionnaire, content analysis, and the developed by the authors projective technique “draw infidelity”. It was established that the respondents view infidelity from two perspectives: those who commit adultery (more typical to men), and those against whom adultery was committed (more typical to women). Married individuals more often describe their own infidelity, while unmarried persons describe the infidelity of another partner. The main cause infidelity for men are new sensations (new sexual experience, etc.), while women it is love for another person (strong emotional experiences). Married respondents describe infidelity as a rare, tough, and long-term phenomenon. Unmarried respondents consider infidelity a rather frequent phenomenon that gives new experience in relationships. Women view infidelity as an emotional, passionate, and unique phenomenon. Men tend to assess infidelity as an indifferent, typical, and rational event. The acquired data can be used in family counseling on the problems of infidelity, as well as in psychological counseling overall. The results can also be used in psychoprophylactic work with youth on the question of family and marriage.

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-110
Author(s):  
Mary Eschelbach Gregson

The extraordinarily productive corn and wheat belts were settled a generation before modern Middle America blossomed. The story of rural Middle America, especially in the decades following the Civil War, is the story of the men and women who settled the region and stayed. In politics the Middle American community looked to long-term residents for a definition of its best interests (Winkle 1988; Curti 1959). In agricultural matters the community looked to long-term residents for a definition of the model farm.


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i30-i32
Author(s):  
J Smith ◽  
N Gass ◽  
M Huntley ◽  
R Nanuck ◽  
S Vandendris ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction The Complex Care Support Team (CCST) are a newly-formed, integrated service, caring for Croydon residents when existing services decide additional multidisciplinary team input is required. There is no single definition of healthcare complexity. Most cases encountered by the team have involved many different services and professionals. The team have found that by forging relationships and co-ordinating care across organisational boundaries, some of the “complexities” can be mitigated. We aim to develop our understanding of the needs of this population and the underlying drivers for complexity in Croydon. Methods The records on EMIS, CERNER and ePJS were reviewed from the inaugural two months of the service, for:Rockwood Frailty ScoreNumber of medicationsNumber of long-term conditionsED attendances or admissions to hospital over the preceding year. After team discussion on every case, underlying causes of complexity were assigned to four groups: medical, psychological, social and systems failure. Results Of the 57 people accepted by CCST over 2 months, 39 required reviewing in person. 5 records were not completed, so 34 cases were included for evaluation. The age range of this cohort was 49-92, with 17 male and 17 female. Results revealed significant frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy. 91% had two or more underlying drivers for complexity, with the largest underlying driver being systems failure, in 85% of cases. Conclusions This work improves our understanding of the needs of the population deemed the most “complex” in Croydon. The likelihood of multiple underlying drivers for complexity was high, highlighting how complex health issues are likely to span both professional and organisational boundaries. This can in itself be a significant underlying driver for complexity, illustrated here as “systems failure”. In developing current and future services, this work reinforces the vital benefits of multidisciplinary and cross-organisational working currently occurring in CCST.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 778-788
Author(s):  
D. A. Shmidt

The present research traced the connection between the behavior of social net users and 1) the content they view devoted to romantic relationships and 2) their social representations about their prospective spouse. The survey involved 525 respondents and an authentic questionnaire of three blocks. The first block of questions was based on a content analysis of young people's essays and social net entries. It featured social representations about romantic relationships and marriage. The second block was connected with socio-demographic characteristics. The third block analyzed the use of social networks and other communication channels. The study revealed a link between one’s behavior in social networks and social representations about a romantic partner, married life, and family relations. Users that frequently viewed social media posts about relationships between men and women were not marriage-oriented and did not seek long-term romantic relationships. They viewed romantic relationships as an exciting adventure and they entertained a possibility of having different partners at different life stages. Such elements in social representations may lead to a more tolerant attitude to such phenomena as unregistered marriage, divorce, and serial monogamy.


2021 ◽  
Vol specjalny II (XXI) ◽  
pp. 281-298
Author(s):  
Iwona Gredka-Ligarska

In July 2020, a Parliamentary draft bill was brought before the Polish Sejm amending the Act – Civil Code (print no. 463). Currently, the legislative process concerning that draft is underway. The draft proposes to expand the definition of mobbing – as specified in Art. 943 § 2 of the Labour Code – by adding a provision under which mobbing would also consist in persistent and long-term differentiating the level of pay on grounds of an employee’s sex. The intention of the authors is to strengthen the legal instruments guaranteeing respect for the principle of equal rights for women with regard to pay for equal work or work of equal value. At the same time, in March 2021 – at the EU level – a legislative procedure was initiated in respect of the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms. This article discusses the legal solutions expressed in the draft amendment to Art. 943 § 2 of the Labour Code and in the proposed Equal Pay Directive. The article is an attempt to answer the question if the introduction of the proposed regimes will eliminate or at least reduce pay discrimination on grounds of sex.


Author(s):  
O. D. Volchek ◽  
L. A. Aleksina

Diurnal dynamics of necessity of socialized emotional experiences (SEE) was researched with the help of the B.I. Dodonov diagnostic checklist. The data for 514 women and 252 men were collecting from 1994 to 2013 years. The mean age of responders was 29,4 years. Significant and reliable changes in SEE markers were found in relation to diurnal variations and it was different for men and women. Analysis of findings for the periods of 1994-2006 and 2009-2013 confirmed the diurnal variations of SEE. Furthermore, SEE markers and their dynamics can undergo significant changes due to long-term variations. The adaptive function of motivation displays in it as a result of variability natural and social environment.


GeroPsych ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Röcke ◽  
Annette Brose

Whereas subjective well-being remains relatively stable across adulthood, emotional experiences show remarkable short-term variability, with younger and older adults differing in both amount and correlates. Repeatedly assessed affect data captures both the dynamics and stability as well as stabilization that may indicate emotion-regulatory processes. The article reviews (1) research approaches to intraindividual affect variability, (2) functional implications of affect variability, and (3) age differences in affect variability. Based on this review, we discuss how the broader literature on emotional aging can be better integrated with theories and concepts of intraindividual affect variability by using appropriate methodological approaches. Finally, we show how a better understanding of affect variability and its underlying processes could contribute to the long-term stabilization of well-being in old age.


2014 ◽  
Vol 76 ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Barrie J. Wills

A warm welcome to our "World of Difference" to all delegates attending this conference - we hope your stay is enjoyable and that you will leave Central Otago with an enhanced appreciation of the diversity of land use and the resilient and growing economic potential that this region has to offer. Without regional wellbeing the national economy will struggle to grow, something Central Government finally seems to be realising, and the Central Otago District Council Long Term Plan 2012-2022 (LTP) signals the importance of establishing a productive economy for the local community which will aid in the economic growth of the district and seeks to create a thriving economy that will be attractive to business and residents alike. Two key principles that underpin the LTP are sustainability and affordability, with the definition of sustainability being "… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Khurshida Tillahodjaeva ◽  

In this article we will talk about the scale of family and marriage relations in the early XX century in the Turkestan region, their regulation, legislation. Clearly reveals the role of women and men in the family, the definition of which is based on the material conditions of society, equality of rights and freedoms and its features.


2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. THEOBALD ◽  
P.E. WÄNDELL

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