DB WK 4- SOC-12

            Marriage is quite an important institution in life and is far much more important than ever before especially in the minority societies. This is due to the fact that there are increased cases of decline in the nuclear families and ultimately the decline in the local communities. The world is globalizing and family setups are changing hence changing the institution of marriage. However, in the midst of all these changes, American people maintain a positive attitude about the future of families as well as marriage institution. Contemporary marriage couples strongly believe that their marriages compares positively with that of their parents. They thus believe that marriage makes life easier and happy in so many different ways. Married people are able to be financially and sexually fulfilled and they also have a social status which makes it easier for them to find happiness in life. Privileges of marriage are currently being extended to a range of alternatives and thus people are starting to appreciate marriage more than a benefits gain. Thus, it is hard to complain about retreating rates of marriage as marriages are gaining more meaning in the 21^st century (Hirschfield 2011). People are taking marriages so seriously in the 21^st century and due to this high regard for marriage, they have refused to marry and to get married unless it is going to be successful. Best marriages today are far much better than best marriages in the other generations. This is because contemporary marriages utilize diverse set of things. Marriages are currently viewed as a journey of self discovery where partners are determined in understanding and discovering what their partners are trying to achieve in life and as they do so, they help each other to realize the best versions of themselves (Hirschfield 2011).

             Part B: violence in families

            Family violence is not a new observable fact in our societies as it has existed over the past years. However, the only difference is that the contemporary world has begun to realize violence against family members and they regard it as a social problem. Violence in families occurs when a member of the family uses abusive behavior to have power over and harm other members of the family. There are numerous types of family violence which ranges from physical, emotional abuse to neglect. A family that experiences violence is not habitable for growth and development vas it destroys family relationships and thus makes the family to have weak ties (Zinn et al 2015). Over the years, family violence has been an issue related to men against women since we are living in societies where men are physically strong as compared to the women. Children who are exposed to violence in their families are left powerless and hopeless. Statistically, the rate of children being raised in families that experience is at 3.3 million annually in the US. Children that grow up in violent families become strongly impacted by violence. However, it is important to note that violence in families are often hidden as many women and their children are usually afraid to speak out while their perpetrators control their conduct in front of other people thus resulting to covering up of these violence acts (Zinn et al 2015). The effects of family violence are not only limited to family members but they are extensive to the wider community.

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