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Show Marrigae More Popular Than Ever, Says Dean "Marriage is more popular than ever," says Dr. Rex A. Skidmore, dean of the University Univer-sity of Utah Graduate School of Social Work. And he adds, "Although nearly a half-million couples are divorced each year, the rate is not as high as it seems, considering the population increase." in-crease." He says the all-time high was after World War II. In describing the successful marriage, during a recent speech, Dr. Skidmore placed a strong emphasis on a willingness willing-ness to communicate and work at the relationship. "Marriage is a process, not an event a journey, not a destination. There is disillusionment in every ev-ery marriage. After ten years a marriage needs to be revitalized revitaliz-ed and after 20 years, when children leave, it must be renewed re-newed again." According to Dr. Skidmore the family is still the basic institution in-stitution of society, but more marital, family and especially pre-marital counseling is needed. need-ed. "Prevention is much better bet-ter than cure," he says. He also sees a "narrowing of the individual roles of husband hus-band and wife" because of the increase of working wives. "The husband now helps with the housework when he would never raise a finger before." The Dean believes an area of marriage that is often overlooked overlook-ed in psychological studies is its spiritual value. "Statistics indicate that people married by religious authorities have an advantage over those who are not." |
