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http://www.hlntv.com/video/2012/10/01/marriage-chores-study-robin-meade-hln (video report)
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-850115
Divorce Rates Higher Among "Modern" Couples
By CKThompson | Posted September 28, 2012 | Belleville, Illinois
A new study out of Norway shows that divorce rates are higher among couples that share housework than they are among more traditional couples that prefer more clearly defined roles. While those involved in the study are not proposing a cause/effect relationship, and acknowledge other factors that also influence the findings, it does raise some interesting questions about where we are headed as western society.
According to the study, "women in Norway still account for most of [the housework] in seven out of 10 couples. The study emphasised women who did most of the chores did so of their own volition and were found to be as “happy” those in “modern” couples."
The report noted that there are a number of other factors that also play a part in the results that were observed. "Modern couples" tend to be younger and have different ideas regarding marriage in the first place. Also, both spouses tend to hold jobs outside the home and are therefore less dependent on one another financially.
The most interesting observation may have come from Dr Frank Furedi, a sociology professor at the University of Canterbury, who observed “The more you organise your relationship, the more you work out diaries and schedules, the more it becomes a business relationship than an intimate, loving spontaneous one."
While the findings of the study are not likely to change the world, I am sure they will make for some interesting conversations as couples do the dishes together tonight.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...k-are-more-likely-to-divorce-study-finds.html
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-850115
Divorce Rates Higher Among "Modern" Couples
By CKThompson | Posted September 28, 2012 | Belleville, Illinois
A new study out of Norway shows that divorce rates are higher among couples that share housework than they are among more traditional couples that prefer more clearly defined roles. While those involved in the study are not proposing a cause/effect relationship, and acknowledge other factors that also influence the findings, it does raise some interesting questions about where we are headed as western society.
According to the study, "women in Norway still account for most of [the housework] in seven out of 10 couples. The study emphasised women who did most of the chores did so of their own volition and were found to be as “happy” those in “modern” couples."
The report noted that there are a number of other factors that also play a part in the results that were observed. "Modern couples" tend to be younger and have different ideas regarding marriage in the first place. Also, both spouses tend to hold jobs outside the home and are therefore less dependent on one another financially.
The most interesting observation may have come from Dr Frank Furedi, a sociology professor at the University of Canterbury, who observed “The more you organise your relationship, the more you work out diaries and schedules, the more it becomes a business relationship than an intimate, loving spontaneous one."
While the findings of the study are not likely to change the world, I am sure they will make for some interesting conversations as couples do the dishes together tonight.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...k-are-more-likely-to-divorce-study-finds.html
Kinda suspect given the books/articles coming out about how women are out-doing men in the new economy and how its changing the economics of marriage. Taking this one with a grain of salt.
