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Despite the many challenges faced by people in a same-sex relationship, a study made by two students of the University of Queensland concluded that this kind of relationship is happier compared to the normal relationship we know as male to female bond.
Researchers Francisco Perales and Janeen Baxter said that the conclusion of their study is a strong counter-narrative to the usual thinking that same-sex relationships are conflictual, unhappy, and dysfunctional.
The conclusion of the study, which was published in the academic journal Family Relations, was derived after the researchers surveyed 25,000 people in the United Kingdom and 9,000 others in Australia.
Also at Francisco Perales, Janeen Baxter. Sexual Identity and Relationship Quality in Australia and the United Kingdom. Family Relations, 2017; DOI: 10.1111/fare.12293
(Score: 5, Insightful) by legont on Wednesday December 27 2017, @12:49AM (4 children)
Just to add to you excellent comment, it used to be that one - man's - income was enough for a family of four. The income, which did not change much, is still counted for this model family while it takes two to earn the money. That's the whole explanation to why modern families are more miserable.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by pdfernhout on Wednesday December 27 2017, @04:54AM (3 children)
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2004/11/two-income-trap/ [motherjones.com]
"Middle-class parents are stretched thin these days. Between health care costs, child care hassles, looking for a home in a good district, and paying for college, raising a child is becoming increasingly expensive. Little wonder, then, that married couples with children are more than twice as likely to file for bankruptcy as their childless counterparts, and 75 percent more likely to have their homes foreclosed. And the danger is growing worse by the year: In 2002 1.6 million people filed for bankruptcy, many of those middle-class parents. a record . As Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi note in their book, The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers & Fathers Are Going Broke, having a child is now “the single best predictor” of bankruptcy. “"
The biggest challenge of the 21st century: the irony of technologies of abundance used by scarcity-minded people.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by legont on Wednesday December 27 2017, @04:51PM (2 children)
My Chinese friend told me a story the other day. Suppose one accepts an IT employment at a Chinese corporation. The first talk with HR looks like this. "Does your wife work? Yes. How much does she make? ... We are offering you half her income salary increase if she quits immediately".
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 28 2017, @11:45AM (1 child)
So, they want the wife to be miserable without much social interaction?? For many people, this is what work provides - ability to talk to people outside your family. And in stressful times, this can be a much needed relief.
Yeah, even part time work is enough, but no work makes you feel like crap.
(Score: 1) by pdfernhout on Friday December 29 2017, @01:52AM
Unpaid "work" like volunteering, raising children, political involvement, and local subsistence production can all take about as much effort as you can put into them -- and also put you in touch with many people in your community and beyond.
The biggest challenge of the 21st century: the irony of technologies of abundance used by scarcity-minded people.