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| high/low blood pressure hypertension blood sugar depressed put up with separated custody joint custody child support alimony annulment marriage counseling couples therapy stigma extramarital affair faithful cheat on
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| What kind of advice would you give to Kevin?
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| Have you or any of your friends been in a situation similar to Kevin’s?
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| How might Kevin’s parents make the situation easier for Kevin to understand and get through?
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| When do you think parents should/shouldn’t get divorced?
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| What would lead you to get a divorce?
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| The textbook gives some ideas about how the government might reduce the divorce rate on p. 89. Do you think this is an appropriate area for government involvement?
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| Western cultures believe in the idea of “responsibility to oneself.” What do you make of this?
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| Why are divorce rates so much lower in Japan than in many Western countries?
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| What are the divorce laws in Japan? What do you think of them?
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| How will an increased divorce rate affect the future of the family and Japanese society?
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| Other experiences, stories, research...
Download page: http://tonyinosaka.googlepages.com/tonysensei Extra Material: http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_link.html Video (opinions): http://www.impactseries.com/Issues_new/issues_personal_opi.html
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| Research: divorce trends in Japan international divorce rates and trends (beyond what you find in the Culture Corner) reasons for divorce
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| Recommended: Kramer vs Kramer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramer_vs._Kramer> and <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35GfPszsq_Y>
War of the Roses (dark comedy) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Roses_(film)> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_SwrZuBrH4&feature=related>
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