Couple and Family Psychology

Question: Explain how social (norms/values, prejudice/discrimination), political (laws/gov't policies and programs) and economic (wage scales, cost of living, unemployment rate, globalization) forces influence people's decisions to divorce and the ways in which they deal with divorce. What factors play into the choice to remarry? What are some of the issues remarried couples face? What would help them cope with these possible issues? Answer: Reasons for divorce From the last 50 to 60 years, the divorce is becoming an interesting problem all over the world (Scott et al. 131). Some of the principal reasons for divorce are: The lack of faithful commitment Getting married at an early age Excessive arguments on simple matters Disappearance of the intimacy Illogical and unreasonable expectations Absence of good equity in the relation Lack of proper employment and earnings to run the family Presence of different priorities and different interests between the couples Severe abuse Reasons for remarriage After the divorce, there are several factors that play a fundamental role in provoking the person to step towards remarriage. Those are: The person may again fall in love with someone who stood there during a tough time and wanted to spend the rest part of the life with the beloved. The person may feel to be mature enough to take self-care as well as the care of the other person. The person may feel to be financially stable to be engaged to a new relation. Being financially stable, the behavior will also turn towards positivity. Issues with remarriage and management Though the remarriage sounds better, there are issues after this. The remarried couple faces several questions regarding their past life. Moreover, the maximum problem is a face from the part of the children who find difficulty in adjusting to their new parents and often abuse them (McNamee et al. 866). It is said that the time has the healing power. Similarly, this adverse condition can also be recovered up by careful and loveable understandings between the family members. Reference McNamee, Catherine B., Paul Amato, and Valarie King. "Nonresident Father Involvement With Children and Divorced Women's Likelihood of Remarriage."Journal of Marriage and Family76.4 (2014): 862-874. Scott, Shelby B., et al. "Reasons for divorce and recollections of premarital intervention: Implications for improving relationship education."Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice2.2 (2013): 131.