Marital Satisfaction

Marital Satisfaction

Introduction

The family as a social institution is in the circle of constant interest to many researchers and specialists: sociologists, psychologists, social workers, educators, and many other fields of science and practice. All continuing education in family studies have developed numerous, more or less detailed definitions of family and nature. The definition of the family, as a very simple sometimes one of the most frequently quoted in a variety of scientific studies. It defines the family as the basic social group on which society is based on. System approach assumes that the family is a system that should be considered as a whole. This assumption means many consequences, like such that a change in one part of the system changes the family in other parts of it (Bradbury et. al, 2000).

The stability of marriage and marital satisfaction are sufficiently related characteristics, as was noted in a number of empirical studies. In addition, it is believed that these phenomena represent different levels of relations of the spouses. First, the most common is the level of stability of marriage that is legal to save the marriage (no divorce). The second level is the level of adaptability in marriage, adaptation of the spouses; here there is not only the absence of divorce situation, but also a community of a couple on characteristics such as the division of household labor, child rearing, etc (Botwin et.al, 1997). The third level is the deepest. This is the level of success or success of marriage, which is characterized by the coincidence of the value orientations of the spouses.

The following paper addresses the social factors that help account for variation in level of marital satisfaction. Keeping in mind the statement the issues will be addressed and discussion will be carried forward.

Discussion

Sociological definition of the family as a social group partial indicates that the nature of family relationships, the structure and form of the historically volatile, why, and the family itself is historically volatile social group. Sociological definition of the family at the same time indicates that it is a biological, biosocial and economic basis.

Marital Satisfaction

In social science, marital satisfaction is defined, as the characteristic of subjective assessment by each of the spouses is the nature of their relationship. In psychological science major factors characterizing the intra-situation, identify when comparing experiences of married and divorced spouses, that is, by using the stability of marriage. Many authors do not always have the concept of marital satisfaction and stability of marriage in the works. The material on the issue of the factors affecting the success of the marital relationship, usually seen in one key matter in the sociological or social-psychological line was used to study.

The stability of marriage and marital satisfaction are sufficiently related characteristics, as was noted in a number of empirical studies. In addition, it is believed that these phenomena represent different levels of relations of the spouses. First, the most common is the level of stability of marriage that is legal to save the marriage ...