Sally Dear This is Me

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1. 1. www.motherscenter.org

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   Published on: 12/2/2007   Last Visited: 2/19/2008

   Activism in Childbirth and Mothering, Sally Dear, Binghamton University

2. 2. Crosswalk.com - Prof. Aims to Reduce Divorce by Dispelling 'Marriage Myths'

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   Published on: 7/19/2004   Last Visited: 7/20/2004

   Binghamton University instructor Sally Dear says her "Divorce Culture" course will focus on the factors that have lead to what she calls a "divorce crisis" in the U.S. Dear says she will try to dispel myths people have about marriage and help students develop more realistic expectations. One of those myths, she says, is that "love will conquer all."
   
   "To go into a relationship and believe that because you fell in love with this person to begin with that the relationship will last the rest of the lifetime and everything will be wonderful and you'll never have to work at it and it won't take any effort on anyone else's part -- I think [that is] a major myth," she says.
   
   At a time of high divorce rates, Dear says it is important for people to approach marriage with 'their eyes wide open." For that reason, the Binghamton course stresses the need for good communication skills and the ability to step back when someone in the marriage relationship is upset or angry.
   
   "I strongly emphasize the need that individuals need to know themselves and to get to know the other person really well before they enter into marriage," the instructor says. "And last but not least, we look at the dissolution process itself, some gender bias within the legal system, the effects on children, and the reconfiguration of family structures and relationships in the post-divorce period."
   
   Professor Dear says the course will also examine how various religious groups view the institution of marriage. According to the NCHS report, a woman with some sort of religious affiliation in her background is 14 percent less likely to experience divorce than a woman with no religious background at all.

3. 3. pressconnects.com | Our Changing Families

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   Published on: 6/9/2002   Last Visited: 6/9/2002

   Age difference is just one factor that may require more consideration in reconstituted families, said Sally Dear, a doctoral student at Binghamton University who designed and teaches the course Divorce Culture in the university's School of Education and Human Development. Her course touches on blended families.
   
   "It takes some real adjustment," Dear said, speaking from experience. Dear's blended family consists of her own three daughters, her partner and her partner's son.
   
   In non-traditional families, the kinds of challenges they face are as varied as the kinds of blended families out there.
   
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   All the skills you'd use in a traditional family you'd use in a blended family," Dear said. "Most of the time kids handle things pretty well. It's the parents who can influence how their children feel."
   
   As with conventional families, blended ones can offer surprising delights and unexpected lessons, too.