Relationships

Personal Statement Psychology is about understanding the human mind, both as individuals and in group contexts, and how this knowledge can be used to give psychological help to people. I, for one, understand the power of therapy in changing people’s perceptions of themselves and consequently their feeling and behaviors. In...

Society is constantly changing, and these transformations change the functions of social institutions. This is especially evident today when the generation of Millennials is becoming fully involved in public life. Their values and approach to life are different from those of other generations, and they are already changing American society....

Since the ancient times, the institution of marriage has undergone considerable alterations, more so, in America amongst other highly industrialized countries (Stevenson et al., 1). The traditional marriage is no more, thanks to the socio-economic shifts. People are opting not to engage in long-term marriage relationship while turning to other...

If I have to track you down like a dog, you will get what is coming to you! We, as humans, are animals who remember very well the pain and harm done to us. We often do not even care whether or not the action was undertaken purposefully or randomly....

Beauty is a characteristic that is used to describe an attribute that is perceived to exhibit satisfaction or pleasure. This is most likely something that looks very nice. It is therefore an aspect that is known to attract preferential treatment over others. Human beings have various standards through which beauty...

Relationships mean different things for different people. Some of them value their relationships and try to build new ones. Others believe that being in a relationship is a huge responsibility. Therefore, they choose to live and act on their own. However, humans are social beings. They cannot isolate themselves from...

Abstract As infants develop, they need to establish trust, and that is where parents or teachers come in to help their children develop spiritual trust. Therefore, trust is identified as the fundamental component of every relationship. Besides, it is trust that is noted for making one feel secure as well...

Online dating is growing more and more popular in today’s world. Because people have less time to get out into the world of real-life dating, they are expediting the process by meeting up online. There are a few different online dating sites, and while different sites have different modes of...

Sexual abuse is one of the most traumatic experiences one can undergo. It is no wonder that in the case of Beth and Don an incident of sexual abuse in Beth’s life had the ability to severely impact their marriage. It is important when working with this couple to help...

In the most difficult of times when we feel alone, friends are there to help us cope and make it through. I am lucky to have a very close friend named Gus. Prior to this experience, I had not been exposed to death and how hard it can be. When...

Just as many other people, I have acquired my religious affiliation as a Muslim from my family. My grandparents from both sides were Muslim, and they raised my parents Muslim, too. Similarly, all of my uncles and aunts were raised Muslim. As for my cousins, as part of our family,...

Most people rely on their friends to have a good time and to get through the bad times. Friends can make our lives better in hundreds of ways, big and small. Despite this, a bad friend can also have an impact on our lives. Bad friendships have been shown to...

“The Cosby Show” 2. How the Cosby Show depicted family: What is the family structure? The family structure of the Cosby Show was a nuclear family which included two parents, a mother and a father, and five children. Later, as the show progressed, some extensions of the family were added...

There are many parents and kids that have hard relationships. In Jerome Weidman’s “My Father Sits in the Dark,” he explains that bad communication is the main reason for why parents and kids don’t understand each other. Weidman shows this in the relationship between a dad and son in this...

In “I Want a Wife”, feminist Icon Judy Brady states that she wants a wife, because a wife will meet all her needs and desires, while demanding little of her in return. Yet Brady’s definition of “wife” is shallow and unrealistic. Real wives are not always subservient. Many place their...

It is hard to argue that dating has not greatly changed over the past several decades. Generally speaking, long gone are the days when a young man courts a lady in her home, having tea with her parents or being chaperoned on a walk (and no holding hands!). Today’s generation...

In this essay, I will argue that, while there are both benefits and drawbacks to arranged marriages for Bengali women, the choice should ultimately be up to the individual. In this essay, I will draw upon diverse texts penned by Anirvan Chatterjee, Malavika Karlekar and Manisha Roy so as to...

Spousal violence is among the most difficult crimes to study as the statistics are specifically related to the willingness and ability of the victim to report the abuse. The privacy of the home is considered to be a primary right of the residents and therefore, without personal accounts of this...

The management relationship and its effect on employees remains essential for effective organizational growth and development. Ethical and moral leadership set by management’s example clearly outlined by transparent guidelines of the expectations the organizational hierarchy has of its workers as part of the stakeholders of the company remains a fundamental...

More than ninety percent of people living in Western cultures get married before they are fifty years old and forty to fifty percent end up divorcing. The divorce rate for second and third marriages is even higher (Marriage and Divorce). This is a very high rate of divorce and raises...