09
Jan
What No One Tells the Bride
Stark and 50 married women tell their stories — showing others how to transition from the single life to married life.
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09
Jan
Cultivating Healthy Couple and Marital Relationships : Introduction From the Guest Editor
There is mounting research evidence that trends of increasing marital and family instability are negatively impacting children, adults, families, and communities. The research is clear: healthy relationships and healthy marriages, and resulting family stability, benefit the physical, social, and emotional well-being of adults and children as well as the community. The Cooperative Extension Service (CES) […]
09
Jan
Marriage Savers : Helping Your Friends and Family Avoid Divorce. Revised Edition
Contents — America’s Churches: Part of America’s divorce problem — The splintered American family — The Church: missing in action! — Helping keep your teenager chaste — Getting serious-help for the seriously dating couple — A crucial need: Weigh your relationship’s strengths and weaknesses — Marriage Prep-help for the engaged couple — Newlyweds: The honeymoon […]
09
Jan
Staying Within the Boundaries : Understanding the Federal Faith-Based Guidelines
The learning objective of this presentation is to assist webinar attendees in developing a better understanding of faith-based regulations; and how they apply to programmatic activities and strategies to ensure their faith-based partners are supported and comply with regulations.
09
Jan
Cohabitation : A Snapshot
This fact sheet takes a demographic look at cohabitation. Also provided is a list of the characteristics of cohabitors and of their relationships, some of which includes (1) the least educated are the most likely to be cohabiting; (2) one reason for the popularity of cohabitation is the perception that it is easier to end […]
09
Jan
“”Staying Within the Boundaries, Understanding the Federal Faith-Based Guidelines””, National Healthy Marriage Resource Center Webinar Training, held June 20, 2007 [Streaming Audio]
This is the audio recording of the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center webinar training entitled: “”Staying Within the Boundaries, Understanding the Federal Faith-Based Guidelines,”” held June 20, 2007.
09
Jan
Understanding Domestic Violence: Definitions, Scope, Impact and Response
Understanding Domestic Violence is the first in a series of 5 related Guides developed for relationship and marriage educators and program administrators to help them understand and respond to domestic violence issues that may arise within their programs. This Guide provides a working definition of domestic violence and an introduction to the network of domestic […]
09
Jan
Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts : Nine Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Remarry
Contents: Are you ready to get married again? — Have you faced the myths of marriage with honesty? — Can you identify your love style? — Have you developed the habit of happiness? — Can you say what you mean and understand what you hear? — Have you bridged the gender gap? — Do you […]
09
Jan
Building Effective Partnerships with Domestic Violence Programs
Building Effective Partnerships is the second in a series of 5 related Guides developed for relationship and marriage educators and program administrators to help them understand and respond to domestic violence issues that may arise within their programs. Identifying common ground, creating a shared sense of purpose, and building mutual trust are key to not […]
09
Jan
The Effect of Education on Marriage of Immigrants : Evidence From a Policy Reform Restricting Spouse Import
We investigate the effect of immigrants’ marriage behavior on dropout from education. To identify the causal effect, we exploit a recent Danish policy reform which generated exogenous variation in marriage behavior by a complete abolishment of spouse import for immigrants below 24 years of age. We find that the abrupt change of marriage behavior following […]