Why should married couples be less likely to report domestic violence?
There needs to be a theoretical rationale for this assertions, otherwise one
is left with a nihilistic rejection of all self-report claims in psychology.
Statistics regarding differences between married and cohabitating couples on
a wide range of variables are consistent. You need to come up with
something better than "Nah!"
There also needs to be some data suggesting that cohabitating couples have
the intention of marrying, but are dissuaded from doing so because of
relationship problems such as violence. A reasonable assumption is that
cohabitating couples do not intend to marry at all.
Paul Okami
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From: "Christopher Lovelace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:20 PM
Subject: [tips] Re: Marriage as a cure for domestic violence
Well, since 201 years ago, apparently. Not to worry, though--it was just
ruled unconstitutional:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204647,00.html
Regarding the "three times as likely" statistic, I don't suppose there's
any chance that married couples are less likely to _report_ domestic
violence, or that cohabiting couples prone to violence are less likely to
marry? Nah!
"Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything. 14% of
people know that."
Homer Simpson
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On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:13 AM, Ken Steele wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
"Our forefathers were wise, and such laws as the cohabitation law here
in North Carolina are really important for holding up moral standards,"
says the Rev. Mark Creech, director of the Christian Action League.
"Cohabitation simply imitates marriage, but without actually creating
the internal, the emotional, the moral and the legal structure that
protects couples."
Send me something. Stephen
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There is a cohabitation law in NC!?! Since when !?!
:-)
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Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
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