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    van Acker, Elizabeth
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    van Acker, Elizabeth H.
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    Policymakers tackle the 'problem' end of the relationship spectrum, but avoid investing much in early prevention programmes, thereby contributing to a 'marriage divide'. Although it is reasonable that distressed or divorcing couples receive more policy attention than intact families, preventative measures should be reconsidered. Addressing socioeconomic inequality, evaluating whether programmes can enhance relationship quality and acknowledging that couples – especially those at-risk – are unaware of, or uninterested in participating in preventative programmes would help.Policymakers tackle the 'problem' end of the relationship spectrum, but avoid investing much in early prevention programmes, thereby contributing to a 'marriage divide'. Although it is reasonable that distressed or divorcing couples receive more policy attention than intact families, preventative measures should be reconsidered. Addressing socioeconomic inequality, evaluating whether programmes can enhance relationship quality and acknowledging that couples – especially those at-risk – are unaware of, or uninterested in participating in preventative programmes would help.
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    Journal Title
    Families, Relationships and Societies
    Volume
    4
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14212349561352
    Copyright Statement
    © 2015 The Policy Press. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Families, Relationships and Societies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Relationship priorities and the Australian marriage divide, Vol. 4, Issue.1 , Pages. 171-176, 2015 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674315X14212349561352
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    Sociology not elsewhere classified
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141348
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