Research Methods: Divorce Rates in Singapore

User Generated

naablzbhf1

Writing

Description

Please bid if you are confident to do well in this paper for me. I will send the writer the study guide, textbook and model sample answers after I confirm the writer.

Question (100 marks)
You are required to answer all questions of this paper. In your answers, please make
specific references to the excerpt provided.

Divorce rates in Singapore have decreased

The Department of Statistics reported that in 2017, the divorce rates in Singapore
decreased; at the same time, the number of marriages saw an increase. In fact, it was
reported that there was an increase of 0.9 percentage points for the number of
marriages reported compared with the previous year-2016.

Adapted from:
Channel NewsAsia (2018, July 10). Divorce rate down, number of marriages up in 2017 Channel
NewsAsia. Retrieved from http://po.st/XcpOLF

(20 marks)

a) To better understand the social implications behind why divorce rates have decreased and
marriage rates have increased, develop a concise yet detailed research agenda for the
social phenomenon observed above. It should clearly presents your research design that
not only comprises your research question, but also describes how you would go about
collecting data and presenting your research findings.

(40 marks)
b) You have been introduced to the three major social science research approaches i.e.,
Positivist Social Science (PSS), Interpretive Social Science (ISS), and Critical Social
Science (CSS) Identify, describe, and distinguish the main attributes of these three major
social research approaches. In light of your response to part (a), identify and show which
approach would most closely describe your research agenda and in the process distinguish
it from the two other prevailing approaches mentioned.

(40 marks)
c) Evaluate your research design and identify any two ethical issues that you have taken into
account when planning the research.




User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Explanation & Answer

Hello, I have completed the assignment. please find attached. its a pleasure working with you😇

Running head: SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS

Social Science Research Methods
Institution Affiliation
Date

1

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS

2

Part A
Research is showing that the rates of divorce have been decreasing tremendously in
Singapore while the marriage numbers are increasing. Answering the research question; why are
the number of divorces decreasing while the marriage numbers are growing in Singapore?
requires thorough research which will involve data collection and concise yet detailed research
findings. According to statistics, a total of 28,212 marriages, both Muslim and civic, have been
registered on the year 2017, which is close to one per cent increase from 2016. On the other
hand, 7,578 marriages recorded divorces in 2017 which is a 0.5% decrease from 2016. The
duration of marriage also increased which means that couples stayed longer in marriages, unlike
the previous years.
Considering that this is a social phenomenon, the government has played a part in
causing the decline in divorce rates. First, the government has introduced marriage counselling
sessions to newly married couples through the ministry of social and family development. The
government has introduced divorce specialist agencies where divorced or families going through
divorce are offered counselling. Those parents that have children who are below the age of 21
years are required to go through a mandatory parenting program before they are given the right
to divorce. This has caused a significantly increased number of working and successful
marriages. Improving the economic condition in Singapore has been the government's focus
since some divorces have been associated with financial problems. Ensuring that living standards
are fair, education is affordable among other factors will factor into making marriages work. This
signifies that the primary reason for the decline in divorce rates is governmental efforts.
For this research topic, there is a lot of data collection that needs to be incorporated.
There are several ways that I would conduct my research and in terms of collecting data. Prima...


Anonymous
Very useful material for studying!

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Related Tags