Sunday, December 5, 2010
Tyler's Status Symbols
Ethan's Status Symbols
http://www.completecase.com/?referrer=google&campaign=divorce
With the growing number of couples who rush into the commitment of marriage these days divorce is becoming the norm in U.S. culture. Not long ago in our society divorce was not some fad that many in our society are taking part in. It used to be that marriage really was "for better or worse" and when times got hard you worked on them or you waited it out. In my second status symbol, a website for easy divorce, you can see just how commonplace getting divorced has become. Why go through the pain, energy, and hard work that staying in a marriage takes when bailing on them is so easy, as this website explains. The completecase website claims that getting a divorce online is fast and easy. Making light of one of the most sacred commitments our culture has it seems wrong that getting a divorce has become so much easier than actually working out your problems. As these trends continue to climb the meaning behind the word commitment will become more and more obscured in the U.S. culture.


Danya's status symbols
Amanda's Status Symbols

The second status symbol is from WebMD where I found a great picture representing divorced families as well as explains five major mistakes to avoid when dealing with a divorced spouse. The five tips are as follows: 1. Don’t make your child the messenger, 2. Don’t make your child your therapist, 3. Don’t try to ‘get’ your kid, 4, Ask questions and be interested in the time your child spends with your ex-partner and 5. Apologize and attempt to repair the damage you have done to your child’s life. Divorced parents who are still committed to raising children together are great examples of a common type of commitment in the United States.
Ann's Status Symbols
http://www.ashleymadison.com/
This website was the single most shocking and influential status symbol I encountered all semester. I can’t believe there’s actually a dating service for strictly married people! To me this seems to be a huge failing of our society’s moral standards. If one were to look at just this website, one would think that any sense of commitment in our culture is completely a thing of the past.
This next article was originally published in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/fashion/29FamilyMatters.html
This article claims that Americans are now more likely to live vicariously through “divorce porn,” such as the book and movie, Eat, Pray, Love, than they are to actually get divorced. While I think that this might be an emerging phenomenon, I certainly don’t think that it’s true for the majority of Americans. The divorce rate is still incredibly high.
Kayla's Status Symbols
Monday, November 29, 2010
Brett's Status Symbols
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20431415,00.html
This shows how hard commitment can be at times. Tiger lacked that commitment at times and cheated on his wife. This type of lack of commitment may be the worst as well. Because from it, Tiger and his wife abruptly got a divorce, and Tiger will never have the same relationship with his kids.
In this status symbol, Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy called it quits in their relationship. They both seemed to not have full commitment to one another, and had commitments to other things in their lives. In turn, this cost the two their relationship.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20255395,00.html
This article shows how tough a relationship can be when you have to have multiple commitments in your life. Prince Harry was really committed to the army and it made it tough for him to still be with Chelsy. In the end, Prince knew that his priority right now was the army, so he ended the relationship.
I believe that you can have multiple commitments in your life with one commitment being a relationship. If you know you have the right partner, you can always find a way to stay committed. It just takes hard work.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Additional Recent News on Commitment
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2031962,00.html
News article
This article reflects the seriousness our society views marriage as more of an act of of society acceptance instead on marrying for true love. In the example provided in the article, a couple was choosing their vows in which we both on humor instead of the their love in their relationship. In our society today, marriage is more of an action "just to do" instead of for their loving commitment towards one another.
Recent News Stories related to Commitment
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20433693,00.html
This recent news article talks about husbands cheating on their wives.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/michelle-mcgee-all-men-cheat-women-need-to-accept-that-2010135?page=2
This article explains how saving a marriage takes commitment and hard work.
http://pressreleasecirculation.com/content.asp?ID=28185&ArticleCategory=Advice