Blog Entry #9

February 22, 2010 saunderskatejnwp

The Happy Couple

Paragraph 1) There is an introduction to promoting the positive in marriage.

Paragraph 2) Source is used. There is an intro on the study of happy marriages

Paragraph 3) Psychology researcher gives his thesis on happy couples. Those are one who accentuate the positive in relationships.

Paragraph 4) Supports thesis. How couples handle good news and how much it healps a relationship. New idea introduced: Cultivating Passion

Paragraph 5) Another psychologist’s opinion. Studies that used to be.

Paragraph 6) Explanation of a study looking at couples discussing positive and negative exents and how they reacted to them.

Paragraph 7) Results of study- How couples couples react to positive news can be so much more of a factor in a positive relationship than how they react to negative news

Paragraph 8 ) More support of paragraph 7- Passive constructive vs. active consructive

Paragraph 9) Positive events come up more often than negative ones. A study reports that on days when couples told their partners about a happy event created stronger feelings between them.

Paragraph 10) Another psychologist’s opinion: Looking at the big picture prevents small things getting in the way. Includes quote, “As positivity broadens ur mind, it shifts your core view of people and relationships, bringing them closer to your center, to your heart.”

Paragraph 11) Successfull marriages often have a 5:1 ratio of positive to negative feelings.

Paragraph 12) Includes source. Discusses why gratitude is an important emotion and vital to a successful relationship

Paragraph 13) Talks about a study done on how gratitude effects how long a relationship lasts

Paragraph 14) Intros passion in relationships. Too much is worse than none at al.l

Paragraph 15) A certain amount of passion is beneficial as long as boartners are still their own people and obsession doesn’t take over.

Paragraph 16)   Tips on healthy passion in a relationship

Paragraph 17) Tips on expressing positive emotions

Paragraph 18) ips on including activites in your day with your partner that create positive emotions

• Article ends with survey of how positive a person you are

In what way is intro different from the lit review? The intro states the purpose/question and the lit review is more in depth.

Hook? conversation in small story about the topic

Purpose? Explain how to promote happiness in relationships (paragraph 1)

Significance? How much happiness among couples promotes healthy relationships (paragraph 4)

Question? What promotes happiness and success in couples? (Paragraph 1)

Methods? Surveys, professional opinions (throughout)

Conclusion? Couples who accentuate the positive and have a good amount of passion have healthy successful relationships (throughout)

Acceptability Of Marital Violence Among College Men And Women: Does Gender And Current Relationship Status Matter?

Paragraph 1) Purpose of study-gender and status-acceptability of abuse. Thesis stated.

Paragraph 2) Explanation of purpose.

Paragraph 3) Importance of looking at attitudes towards marital violence espescially among young adults.

Paragraph 4) Violence before marriage and reasons for occurence

Paragraph 5) How the research will help/what it will show and prove

Paragraph 6) Sex roles in violence

Paragraph 7) How much is accepted men towards men vs. men towards women

Paragraph 8) Violence on relationship status and when it occurs

Paragraph 9) Sample and procedure in research/study

Paragraph 10-14) Explaining table shown in researchat the numbers represent

Paragraph 15) Conclusions of study. who is more accepting of violence in what cases

Paragraph 16) Explanations of why the researcher thinks these conclusions came about

Paragraph 17) Impact of study on other aspects of relationships

Paragraph 18) Conclusion-other views, further research

• Demographic characteristics of participants
• Tables showing results of study
• References

Diff between intro and lit review? The intro is very broad and the lit review is alot more in depth with the sources and reasoning.

Hook? Stating of purpose

Purpose/Objective? Show what affects acceptance of abuse mostly in regards to sex and relationship status (paragraph 1)

Significance? looking at attitudes towards abuse and how it effects relationships/prevention( paragraph 3,5 and 13)

Question? How does acceptance of abuse differ among men and women and different relationship statuses? (Paragraph 1)

Methods? Survey of people they specifically wants to look at (throughout, actual charts @ the end)

Conclusion? Single women are more acceptant and girl on guy violence is more accepted. Further research in the topic that is suggested in the topic is more in depth conclusions and qualitative datasking, “why?” (Paragraph 14)

Works Cited

Merten, Michael J., and Amanda L. Williams. “ACCEPTABILITY OF MARITAL VIOLENCE AMONG COLLEGE MEN AND WOMEN: DOES GENDER AND CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS MATTER?.” College Student Journal 43.3 (2009): 843-851. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. EBSCO. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.

Pileggi, Suzann. “The Happy Couple.” Scientific American Mind 20.7 (2010): 34-39. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. EBSCO. Web. 18 Feb. 2010.

 

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• 1. callahankylezrwp  |  February 23, 2010 at 9:12 am

  I like the first paper that you did a close reading on and the second one sounds very interesting. Domestic violence is a huge problem in college amoung young adults…I would like to know what causes the violence and why the partner wants to stay in the relationship. Keep up the hard work!

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