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| Authors: | Benjamin Schlesinger |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Melbourne, Co ordinator. H/V/AIDS Sociobehavioural Research Unit ,;2. School of Behavioural Health Sciences, LaTrobe University ,;3. Dept of Behavioural and Social Sciences in Nursing , University of Sydney , |
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| Abstract: | Review of Literature on Adjustment Process Marriage is seen as “a phenomenon of the life cycle extending over a period of many years, during which time it has several aspects, several stages, requires several kinds of adjustments and behaviors of its participants”.1 The emphasis is on marriage as a personal relationship which requires particular skills in order to fulfil particular functions, both personal and social. There are several areas of potential adjustment, role expectations and performance, sex, finances, social activities, relatives, religion, and mutual friends. Values, shared goals, gratification of emotional needs, and creative growth and development of individuals, both as individuals and as members of a family, are vital factors in influencing the success and adjustment of any marriage. |
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