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The Middle Ages are often viewed as a repository of tradition, yet what we think of as traditional marriage was far from the only available alternative to the single state in medieval Europe. Many people lived together in long-term, quasimarital heterosexual relationships, unable to marry if one was in holy orders or if the partners were of different religions. Social norms militated against the marriage of master to slave or between individuals of very different classes, or when the couple was so poor that they could not establish an independent household. Such unions, where the protections that medieval law furnished to wives (and their children) were absent, were fraught with danger for women in particular, but they also provided a degree of flexibility and demonstrate the adaptability of social customs in the face of slowly changing religious doctrine.Unmarriagesdraws on a wide range of sources from across Europe and the entire medieval millennium in order to investigate structures and relations that medieval authors and record keepers did not address directly, either in order to minimize them or because they were so common as not to be worth mentioning. Author Ruth Mazo Karras pays particular attention to the ways women and men experienced forms of opposite-sex union differently and to the implications for power relations between the genders. She treats legal and theological discussions that applied to all of Europe and presents a vivid series of case studies of how unions operated in specific circumstances to illustrate concretely what we can conclude, how far we can speculate, and what we can never know.
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Simultaneous Developability of Partner Ruled Surfaces according to Darboux Frame in E3
In this paper, we introduce original definitions of Partner ruled surfaces according to the Darboux frame of a curve lying on an arbitrary regular surface in E3. It concerns Tg Partner ruled surfaces, Tn Partner ruled surfaces, and gn Partner ruled surfaces. We aim to study the simultaneous developability conditions of each couple of two Partner ruled surfaces. Finally, we give an illustrative example for our study.
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The transparent brain in couple and family therapy : mindful integrations with neuroscience
\"Why should family therapists care about brain research? Are there invisible connections between the breakdown of our relationships and the breakdown of our cells? To answer these questions, author Suzanne Hanna paints pictures of ancient principles coming together with contemporary research as a context for why basic concepts of neuroscience are relevant to couple and family therapy. She illustrates the reciprocal nature of the body and relationships in a book that simplifies and demystifies brain science for therapists. Using the latest findings from affective and cognitive neuroscience, she highlights 6 brain-friendly family therapy approaches and introduces the concept of biological empathy. This analysis enables practitioners to harness the power of mindfulness toward brain development and interpersonal healing. Client-friendly language allows busy therapists to educate without jargon. Applications of family therapy begin with the self of the therapist and advance through the interpersonal layers of attachment, pair-bonding, and community. It is a revolutionary read and a must-have reference for any mental health professional\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A life-cycle approach to treating couples
Every couple can be located on a developmental time line, from first dates to final good-byes, and compared to the millions of other couples who have faced similar developmental challenges. Clinical knowledge about life-cycle stages serves as a reference point for the couple therapist, much as diagnoses do for the individual therapist. Based on 30 years of couple therapy experience, Dr. Fishel, a Harvard Medical School professor, offers a practical guide for therapists at any stage of their own professional development. The author includes case examples and research findings about clients diverse not only in sexual orientation, but also age, race, ethnicity, class, and health. The book focuses on the six major life-cycle changes that couples typically traverse, from dating to death. Stage one is about dating, partner selection, and the decision to make a long-term commitment. Stage two focuses on the couple's transformation during the transition to parenthood. Stage three is about midlife couples when there are increased work and parenting demands as well as care-giving of aging parents. Stage four is about late midlife couples who may be launching children, heading for retirement, and becoming grandparents. Stage five focuses on late-life couples, facing issues of aging, mutual dependency, and generational role changes. Stage six is about death as an endpoint to marriage, with a focus on illness, legacy, and saying good-bye. For each stage, the author shares scientific research, common presentations and rich case examples, followed by developmentally-informed questions and topics for couple therapists to pursue.
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Translation and Adaptation of Tolerance for Disagreement Scale among Pakistani Married Couples
This study aims to translate, validate and to establish the psychometric properties for the Tolerance for Disagreement Scale, originally developed by Teven, McCroskey, and Richmond (1998) in Urdu language to be used in Pakistan. The scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 15 items (7 positive & 8 negative items). The process of scale translation was carried out by following the translation and adaptation guidelines of Brislin (1980). The items were translated in accordance with the local Pakistani cultural values. Initially, the reliability of the translated instrument was tested on a sample of N = 30 married couples (husbands n = 30 & wives n = 30). The translated version showed good reliability (? = .90) which indicated that it was a suitable scale to be used with Pakistani married people. Furthermore, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed on a sample of N = 400 people (husbands n = 200 & wives n = 200), in order to validate its factor structure. The Confirmatory factor Analysis indicated that the translated scale was a valid measure to be used in Pakistan. Hence, this study succeeded in the translation and adaptation of the scale for Pakistani population which can be used in research and clinical settings.
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Relationships between management of money, dyadic adjustment and marital conflict
The exercise of conjugality is complex and requires an emotional and financial investment from the spouses. This article is the result of an empirical study with a quantitative design. The relationships between the meanings of money, money management, dyadic adjustment and marital conflict were investigated in a Brazilian sample of 246 married individuals. The positive meaning given to money was positively related to shared money management system, greater dyadic adjustment and lower indices of conflict between the couples. Couples that used the shared money management system presented greater dyadic adjustment and lower indices of conflict. On the other hand, the levels dyadic adjustment and conflict between the couples were similar between total management of expenditures system and independent money management system. The shared money management system may be classified as a positive way for couples managing their finances.
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