Marriage Problem Research Articles

Mixed Catholic-Orthodox Marriage according to Canon Law in Poland

The sacrament of marriage between a Catholic and an Orthodox member of the faithful is treated in canon law as a mixed marriage. However, owing to the doctrinal affinity between the two Churches, marriage is also treated differently than other possible mixed marriages. This, however, does not eliminate the need for compliance with the legal regulations when obtaining the required permission and possibly a dispensation from canonical form. The article focuses on the reasons and possible canonical and pastoral issues that may pose problems in such marriages. Therefore, with the concept of mixed marriage and legal requirements presented, the dangers related to mixed marriage are also indicated – all kinds of spiritual threats to the Catholic party that may be experienced in such a marriage. The potential difficulties include divergent notions of marriage, excessive attachment to one’s own Church, and the danger of religious indifferentism, impediments to worship, difficulties in the religious education of children. The permission of the local ordinary, as prescribed by law, should meet conditions that will help the competent authority to decide a specific case. The article also lists the most common situations that priests may encounter in the case of Catholic-Orthodox marriages, for example: difficulty ascertaining that a person is baptised or single, aversion to the institution of promises on the Catholic or non-Catholic side, expression of the desire to join the Church of the other party.

Intimate Extractions: Demand Dowry and Neoliberal Development in Dhaka, Bangladesh

ABSTRACTBased on qualitative research on marital problems in Dhaka, this article uses the term ‘intimate extractions’ as a lens to explain the relationship between escalating levels of demand dowry and neoliberal development in Bangladesh. Evidence from across Bangladesh shows that demands for cash made by husbands, accompanied by threats of violence or divorce, are on the rise. Building on gendered theories of contemporary capitalist development and feminist analysis of microcredit, the article argues that demand dowry should be understood within the current context of rapid economic development in Bangladesh. High levels of precarity, lack of state welfare and the need for cash for businesses, labour migration, education and healthcare mean that people from all social classes are in perpetual need of money. Marriage problems and the practice of demand dowry present opportunities for husbands to extract money from wives and their families. Embedded in the intimate relationship of marriage, demand dowry can therefore be understood as a ‘conversion’, a process in which intimate relationships are converted into projects of capital accumulation, thus becoming an ‘intimate extraction’.

Violation of Women's Rights on Divorce: Study on Religious Court Decision

Objective: This study aimed to show the causes of post-divorce vio-lations of women's rights and the implications of religious court de-cisions on women which violate their rights. This objective is based on the fact that various problems in marriage cause women to some-times file for legal divorce from their husbands. However, religious court decisions on divorce have violated women's rights, both the right to maintenance and mut'ah.
 
 Theoretical Framework: Divorce and its settlement in religious courts in Indonesia have problems that sometimes disadvantage women.
 
 Method: The research was conducted with a qualitative approach, this is based on the data studied which are facts and documents re-lated to religious courts on divorce. This study used two data collec-tion methods, namely documentation of Religious Court decisions through directories and interviews.
 
 Results and Conclusion: The decision was confirmed to inform-ants through interviews with a number of judges and women as plaintiffs. Based on the results, the Religious Court decision on di-vorce violating women's rights produces poverty and life stress for women. Women do not get justice because the Religious Court de-cision creates gender bias. Therefore, it takes courage from judges in deciding divorce cases to realize 3 legal objectives and a legisla-tive review of several articles in Law on Marriage for the reformula-tion of Islamic Family Law in Indonesia.
 
 Research Implications: The results of the study have implications for changes in religious court decisions on divorce, so that they are no longer detrimental to divorced wives.
 
 Originality/value: Changes in the religious court system towards the problem of divorce are urgently needed, the fulfillment of the rights of wives who are victims of divorce must be the main aspect to be considered by judges.

Decolonizing The Parallel Marriage Ceremonies in the Ghanaian Context

This research sought to answer the double or parallel marriage rites performed by couples and how it affects the institution of marriage in Winneba in the Efutu Municipality of Ghana. A qualitative approach was used to provide a successful conduct of the research given the complexity of the phenomenon under study. The research design used for the study was a case study. The targeted population for the study were married people who performed parallel marriage ceremonies, adults who have reached their marital age but are not married, parents, opinion leaders (pastors) and marriage counsellors. In all, fifteen individuals were purposively and conveniently chosen for the study. This consists of five (5) married individuals who performed parallel marriage ceremonies, four (4) unmarried individuals who have reached their marital but are not married, two (2) opinion leaders, two (2) parents and two (2) marriage counsellors. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select the elements such as married individuals who performed parallel marriage ceremonies, adults who have reached their marital age but are not married, parents and opinion leaders (pastors). Also, a critical case sampling technique was used to sample the marriage counsellors involved in the research work. A semi-structured interview guide was employed for the data collection. It was revealed that the performance of parallel marriage ceremonies has contributed to the problems of marriage than it was ever imagined. Marriage is seen to be an expensive venture by most of the unmarried individuals. This perception has created fear in the hearts of many unemployed and ungainful employed young individuals who have found their love but have no means to tie the knot. Cohabitation, considered against societal norms many years ago, is now accepted and endorsed by society due to the rigorous dynamics involved in getting married in the Ghanaian context these days. It is, therefore, inferred from the conclusion and recommended that the State and other agencies involved in contracting marriages should come together to find better ways through which the effects of the performance of parallel marriage ceremonies on the institution of marriage can be reduced or eradicated.”

Analisis Persimpangan Hukum Positif Dan Perilaku Masyarakat Desa Karangharjo, Silo, Jember Dikaji Melalui Pendekatan Sosiologi Hukum

This research discusses the phenomenon of the people of Karangharjo Village, Silo District, Jember Regency who tend to behave deviantly from positive Indonesian law, more specifically related to the problem of early marriage, high rates of divorce, domestic violence and high cases of stunting that occur in children which is normalized by local community. In 2022, there will be 50,673 applications for marriage dispensation, 516,344 divorce cases, where 80% of these divorce cases are experienced by couples who have been together for less than 5 years. This research was studied using a qualitative descriptive approach and legal sociology, and the analysis of this research data was empirical. To find out about the behavior of the people of Karangharjo Village, Silo District, Jember Regency who deviate from positive law in Indonesia. Data collection techniques in this research were carried out using interviews, observations and document review. There were 10 informants interviewed. This village was used as an object because it was considered to be one of the sub-districts that applied for the highest marriage dispensation in Jember Regency. Researchers succeeded in answering social impacts, including the factors that cause early marriage due to people's concerns about deviations from the nature of religion if their children are not married immediately, apart from that, the perspective emerged that if children aged 20 years have not been married, this is considered a disgrace for the family in Karangharjo Village. The causality of this deviation results in high stunting rates due to mental, economic and psychological unpreparedness in establishing a harmonious household. Community behavior tends to deviate, where traditions and cultural customs are upheld more highly than positive law itself. Therefore, an approach is needed to understand people's behavior so that they comply with positive law without exception, namely by using a legal sociology of law.

THE INFLUENCE OF A COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL COUNSELLING PROGRAM ON MARITAL ADJUSTMENT IN SUDAN

This study aims to examine the effects of a cognitive behavioral therapy counseling program on couples' adjustment and their relationship to variables such as their marital status, age, and number of children. In a semi-experimental design, a purposive sampling procedure was used to select a sample of ten couples attended counseling centers in Khartoum State who ranged in age from 20 to 50 years. T-tests, Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson's correlation coefficients in SPSS were used to analyze data collected by the basic information sheet, marital adjustment scale, and counseling program. Based on the study's most important findings, the program proved significantly effective at improving marital adjustment, and there was no significant correlation between its effectiveness and the length of the marriage, age, or number of children of the couples. As a result, it can be applied to couples of any age or marital status as well as couples with different numbers of children and marital durations. To minimize marriage problems and reduce the sensitivity or reluctance to visit counseling centers, the researcher recommends raising society's awareness about the importance of attending counseling centers.
 Keywords: Marital problems; Self-concept; Positive communication; Sudanese couples; Adjustment.

The Difficulties and Optimization of Marriage Matching: An Analysis in the Context of Chinas Modern Economy

This study delves into the use of matching theory in addressing the stable marriage problem, examining ways to optimize overall utility for both women and men across all stable matchings. The paper introduce the concept of energy, denoted by the ranking where a lower rank signifies higher priority, as a metric for individual satisfaction in a match. The primary objective is to identify a stable match that reduces the average energy expended by both genders. By emphasizing average energy, this study aims to pinpoint a stable match that optimally minimizes this metric. A variety of optimization algorithms and mathematical models are utilized to navigate the solution space and determine the best match. A comprehensive analysis of stable matchings, alongside their associated energies for men and women, unveils the inherent trade-offs and dilemmas stemming from individual preferences. The essence of stability is also explored, underscoring the imperative of balancing individual contentment with the durability of the match. The paper concludes by accentuating the necessity for continued research to bolster overall utility in stable matchings, encompassing the investigation of supplementary constraints and preferences.

Optimizing Social and Emotional Learning through Modified Gale-Shapley Algorithm for Collaborative and Competitive Education

Collaborative and competitive learning is essential in educational development, enhancing students’ social and emotional competencies critical for academic and personal success. This study explores the integration of the Gale-Shapley algorithm, initially designed for the stable marriage problem, to optimize student pairings in collaborative and competitive learning environments. The objective is to maximize the effectiveness of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) interventions by fostering productive social interactions and essential skill development. We propose a modified version of the Gale-Shapley algorithm to handle a single list of students, utilizing compatibility scores based on inverse Euclidean distance, Jaccard similarity, and cosine similarity. Our methodology includes generating synthetic datasets to simulate various educational contexts and evaluate the algorithm’s performance. Results demonstrate the algorithm’s efficiency in forming stable and effective pairs, significantly enhancing the learning experience. This innovative approach aligns with SEL guidelines and contemporary educational requirements, offering a robust, personalized, and dynamic learning framework. Future research should focus on empirical validations in diverse educational settings to confirm the algorithm’s effectiveness and scalability.

Respon Perempuan Milenial dalam Wacana Legalisasi Poligami di Aceh

The discourse on the legalization of polygamy in Aceh, which is contained in the Family Qanun, has become one of the issues that has generated pros and cons among the community. For the proponents and those who agree, legalizing polygamy is considered capable of minimizing the practice of nikah sirri and illegal polygamy. However, those who oppose it feel that this discourse is not an effective solution and instead creates new problems. This research focuses on the responses of Acehnese millennial women and their involvement in the discourse of legalizing polygamy in Aceh. Through a qualitative approach and literature study analyzed through gender politics theory and all conceptions, the research results were obtained: 1) 75% of informants strongly rejected the discourse on legalizing polygamy in Aceh because they considered that this plan would not be able to solve the problem of siri marriage or guarantee the rights of women and children as promised. Legalization of polygamy is considered to normalize polygamy and this further distorts the position of women in the family, 2) The involvement of women in bureaucracy and decision-making, especially millennials, is still very minimal, so in terms of their involvement in the discourse of legalizing polygamy in Aceh, it is still very lacking.

Keputusan Hakim Dalam Pemberian Dispensasi Nikah Di Pengadilan Agama Kota Pati

Applications for dispensation have increased in recent years in various cities. This happened because of changes to Law no. 1 of 1974 which is considered too low and cause many problems in marriage. Therefore, in 2019 there were changes to the Marriage Law, namely Law no. 16 2019 aims to be an effort to mature in age marriage for women from 16 years to 19 years. One of them is the marriage dispensation at the religious court in Pati City. Applications for marriage dispensations in the city of Pati have increased very drastically. The type of research used by the author is normative law. By using a legal approach and norms that apply in society. The results of research conducted by the author on requests for marriage dispensation. There are factors causing the ineffectiveness of these regulations in the Pati Religious Court, namely the lack of socialization to the community, public awareness, there is still an increase in cases of requests marriage dispensation. Factors that encourage the increase in application cases Marriage dispensations include factors such as social media, environment, pregnancy outside.

The Rights of Sasak Noble Muslim Women in Choosing A Mate: an Analysis of The Marriage of Noble Women With Jajar Karang Men From The Perspective of Islamic Law

This article explores several aspects of equality in Banjar Customary marriage law, especially regarding the rights of Sasak noble women in choosing a life partner. The aim is to find out and analyze the rights of Sasak noble women from the perspective of gender and Islamic Law. According to Banjar Customary Law, a noblewoman (menak) cannot marry a jajar karang man (ordinary people). If this is done, the act is considered a nyerompang (violation) which has an impact on the severance of kinship ties and inheritance rights. This study uses the contestation method from Michel Foucault which is applied to study the position and status of men and women in Sasak Society. This study found the fact that two kinds of tendencies are currently developing in Sasak society. First, the group that maintains Customary Law, and second, the group that welcomes change. The emergence of this second group is influenced by several factors, including the influence of local Ulama who offer egalitarianism in Islamic Law to solve marriage problems that arise in society. This study also concludes that there is a relationship between customs strengthened by scholars with the theory of contestation, where customs are normative forces that are maintained and influence the dynamics of power in the context of marriage. The presence of laws, thus, that combine cultural traditions and religious beliefs is needed to achieve gender equality in marriage

The problem and probability of marriage for alumnae in Progressive Era United States

When Bryn Mawr College opened in 1885, then-president James Rhoads highlighted the precautions taken to ensure that the young women students would remain healthy, in reaction to the publicized warnings of Scottish physician Thomas S. Clouston, M.D. Dr. Clouston’s concern that girls’ higher education would damage their health epitomized a growing anxiety around the status of wives and mothers at a time of increased educational opportunities for the so-called ‘fairer sex’. To counter these opinions, college alumnae and administrators turned to statistics. Through a combination of published statistics and informal anecdotes, this article provides an in-depth study of how marriage data were solicited, tabulated, and framed at Bryn Mawr College during the Progressive Era, contributing a detailed case-study to the historiography on the period’s debates over educated women. The tension between marriage and a career in research was acutely apparent to the women in academia who were at once responsible for the statistical analysis and among the subjects under investigation. While the survey design and published results emphasized the desired outcome of marriage after graduation, these same documents also offered space for emerging professional trajectories.

Pope Francis' innovative approach to solving the problems of marriage and family

These issues were raised by Pope Francis for discussion and responsible decision-making by the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church, which took place in Rome in 2014-2016.

Sistem Informasi Layanan Pengadilan Agama Boyolali Berbasis Android

The Religious Court or often referred to as the Religious Court is one of the government institutions that carries out judicial functions in the field of religious law issues, especially Islam, such as marriage problems and inheritance issues in Islam. The religious court as a government institution is currently working to create information transparency and improve public services to the public. There are several services on the Boyolali Religious Court, this research focuses on making the Boyolali Religious Court Information System based on Android using a flutter framework from the client side, for the admin using the web created using codeigniter flramework. Data collection methods include interviews, observation, literature study and questionnaires. The method uses the extreme programming method (XP). The result of this research is the construction of a web-based and android-based Boyolali Religious Court Service Information System which informs what services are available at the Boyolali Religious Court and features checking the Divorce Certificate online via androd.

«Меня уничтожало это систематическое преследование…»: проблема перевоспитания жены в повести П. Летнева «Не под силу»

The article is dedicated to the work of the forgotten writers of the second half of the 19th century Praskovya Alexandrovna (1829-1892) and Anna Alexandrovna (1833–1914) Lachinovs, who published under the collective pseudonym of P. Letnev. Many works of the Lachinovs, including the story Unbearable (1891), address the problems of marriage and family. The main focus of the article is on the depiction in the story of the psychology of family relationships, in particular, the dynamics of the psychological confrontation of the main character Vera Pavlovna, defending her human rights, her husband, who strives to suppress his wife as a person and make her obey his will, is analyzed. P. Letnev focuses on the emotional and psychological experiences of the heroine, her refusal to play the role of a victim, the process of moral and everyday struggle with male tyranny. A noteworthy detail is the similarity of the name of the protagonist with the name of the heroine of N. G. Chernyshevsky’s novel; however, the novel by P. Letnev shows the image of a woman not of the future, but of the present, who finds it ‘unbearable’ to confront the established way. The compositional structure of the work gives reason to say that the work combines the “external” and “internal” points of view (B. A. Uspensky) on the character and actions of Vera Pavlovna. The constructed ego-document - the diary of the main character – expresses her position, destroying the idea of the correctness and inviolability of the foundations of the patriarchal way of life, which allows us to show the traumatic family experience of the protagonist. Special attention in the article is paid to the techniques by which the individual “I” of Vera Pavlovna is created, destroying the authoritarian patriarchate discourse.

PREMARITAL COUNSELING; MODEL KONSELING PRA NIKAH MEMBENTUK KELUARGA SAKINAH, MAWADDAH, WA RAHMAH

Every married couple definitely wants a harmonious, happy and sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah household. The quality of marriage that achieves harmony and happiness has an impact on the psychological well-being of children, the optimal development of children's potential and the achievement of a sakinah household. Conversely, when the family is not harmonious, it can lead to divorce, and the psychological condition of the child is shaken. This study aims to determine the model of premarital counselling given to prospective bridal couples. This study used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach which was carried out on several KUA marriage assistant counsellors. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews and FGD (focus group discussion). Stages of data analysis through; (1) The researcher begins by thoroughly describing his experience, (2) grouping the data into meaningful units, the researcher details and writes a textual description of his experience, (3) reflects on his thoughts and uses imaginative variations (imaginative variation), (4) construct all explanations about the meaning and essence of the subject's experience. The research results obtained: (1). Premarital Counseling (premarital counselling) is an obligation for prospective married couples, (2) the need for the implementation of Premarital Counseling to be carried out intensively to increase happiness, (3) premarital counselling as an alternative step to minimize Divorce rates and Preventive Marriage Problems.

An Exploratory Cross-sectional Study on Public Stigma against Coronavirus Disease 2019 from Punjab

Abstract Background: Stigma perceived by persons affected with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and their family members has been reported in the literature. This study aimed to evaluate COVID-19-related public stigma in detail in a regional area of Punjab, North India. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional, hospital-based, descriptive study. Four hundred and eighty-eight participants were recruited and administered Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue-Stigma Scale to measure public stigma against COVID-19. The data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney test and Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: >78.68% participants believed that people in their community avoided a person affected by COVID-19, 76.6% believed that COVID-19 caused problems for family. More than 70% participants responded that people refused to visit the home of an affected person and it created difficulties for an affected person to find work. Nearly 70% responded that people dislike buying food from an affected person. 60% participants responded that sufferers would have concerns related to disclosure of illness. On the positive side, majority participants responded that COVID-19 would not lead to difficulties in finding match for the sufferer’s marriage (57.8%) or relative’s marriage (80.3%) or would not lead to problems in ongoing marriage (61.7%). Nearly 60% also responded that people would not think less of themselves if a family member had COVID-19 and it would not cause shame and embarrassment in community (58.8%). Conclusion: Public stigma for COVID-19 was high in some forms (avoidance, disclosure concerns, difficulty in finding work, etc.) and low in some other forms (like marriage-related issues, shame, and embarrassment in community).

Child marriage: Representation of the marriage of underage girls problem in the Turkish print media

AbstractChild marriage, specifically the marriage of underage girls, is a crucial social problem that cuts across religions and cultures and can be considered as violence against children and women. Currently, the media is one of the strongest public spheres to combat this problem apart from national and international laws and agreements. This study aims to analyse how the child marriage problem is represented in the Turkish print media within the framework of feminist theory. The analysis is based on 246 news reports related to child marriages. The study found that even though the issue has been identified as a problem in the Turkish print media, it has not come to the forefront. Rather, the newspapers have normalized the issue of underage marriage, especially through the use of language.

An Optimal Solution for the Stable Marriage Problem using Particle Swarm Optimization and Firefly Algorithms

This paper proposes a hybrid approach to solving the Stable Marriage Problem (SM) by fusing ideas from the firefly optimization (FA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) methods. It is commonly known that there is always at least one stable matching exists for each instance. The conventional Gale-Shapley formula, on the other hand, produces a partnership that either strongly favours men over women or vice versa. Our proposed approach uses a hybrid optimization technique to solve the problem of stable marriage by providing the best possible pairs. The fitness function is defined here on the basis of the type of optimal solution. To categorize the kind of optimal solution two score functions are defined in this work.The proposed research uses FA to explore the undiscovered solution space, in contrast to our suggested technique which is based on PSO. The particles are then subjected to a dynamic adaptation mechanism for certain parameters, which gradually raises their values as part of the process of determining the velocities. The generation number of the swarm is the dynamic value for these parameters. These two parameters will use their predetermined values for the remaining particles in the swarm. It's worth noting that the dynamic values will be used by different particles in each generation. The proposed method is found to be superior than the conventionaltechniques in terms of the performance scores representing the quality of matching for different types of optimal solutions.

The Stable Marriage Problem and Sudoku

Summary Are you having trouble getting married? These days, there are lots of products on the market for dating, from apps to websites and matchmakers, but we know a simpler way! That’s right—your path to coupled life isn’t through Tinder; it’s through Sudoku! Read our fabulous paper, where we explore the Stable Marriage Problem to help you find happiness and stability in marriage through math. As a bonus, you get two Sudoku puzzles with a new flavor.