DIVORCE IN MARRIAGES

Divorce In Marriages

Divorce In Marriages

Research Question

What is the relationship between divorce, television violence, and aggression? 

Hypothesis

I have two hypotheses culled from the literature.  The D-I-V-O-R-C-E hypothesis is that children whose parents divorce will be more aggressive than children whose parents stay together.  The TV hypothesis is that children whose parents divorce will be more aggressive if those children are exposed to aggressive television programming.

Variables

To test between these hypotheses, two variables are manipulated.  Parents of half of the kids in the sample are assigned to divorce (yes, assigned).  The parents of the other half of the kids stay together.  If the D-I-V-O-R-C-E hypothesis is correct, then kids of divorced parents should be more aggressive than kids of non-divorced parents.

The second variable is TV violence.  One third of the kids watch nothing but Barney and Friends (the show has no violence, but it might induce violence for other reasons which we'll overlook).  One third of the kids watch Bugs Bunny etc. cartoons.  They see violence, but it's cartoon violence.  The final third watch violent movies.  Amount of TV violence should have no effect if the D-I-V-O-R-C-E hypothesis is correct.  However, if the TV hypothesis is correct, the kids whose parents divorce who also watch violent TV should become more aggressive.  The other kids (no divorce, or divorce without violence) should not become aggressive.

To measure aggression, we put the kids in a frustrating situation, and measure the number of times they act with aggression towards another kid in the room.

Based on this experiment, answer the following: 1.  Two hypotheses can be derived from the above description. Hypothesis 1 =  Name of hypothesis is: D-I-V-O-R-C-E

Divorce causes aggression:

We don't all live up to that vow or promise. So statistic confirm that one out of every two marriages in the United States will end up in divorce. Why do many couples break their vows? A clear understanding of the institution of marriage can help prospective candidates approach it with the right preparation. The right prospective is to know that most marriages break up because of the lack of emotional preparation and a sound financial foundation. This causes displacement and misinterpretation of family values. So in knowing this, let us please compromise and get on the same accord.  Hypothesis 2 =  Name of hypothesis is: TV

Divorce + TV violence causes aggression:

The first reason is the no-fault attitude towards divorce encourages casual actions in marriages. For example, in the Journal of Marriage and the Family suggests that divorce rats increased from 15 to 25 percent as a result of the no-fault divorce laws. If we make an easier for divorce then we can decrease the quality of marriage. In addition, all marriages go through bleak times such as they don't angry together about any problem in their life, or he/she wants the spouse acts along his/her ways; therefore, making one partner often think about comfort through divorce. Instead of resolving problems in a healthy manner, divorce through the no-fault laws is quickly utilized ...