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Designing a Strategy to Reduce Wedding Conflict for Engaged Christian Couples with Progressive Values

Ridge, Hannah Elizabeth

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2020, Master of Fine Arts, Miami University, Art.
This study was designed to discover what strategies Christian couples with progressive values who are engaged to be married can use to plan a wedding that honors their beliefs and prepares them to be partners in a marriage that values egalitarian principles. Attitude changes in the last decade support progressive values and social reform in regards to wedding celebrations, however Christian couples who have progressive values continue to launch their marriage with a traditional wedding full of sexist traditions and gender normative implications. 22 survey participants, three of which were interviewed, were studied to learn their views on Feminism and wedding traditions. A website intervention was designed based on these responses that used marriage coaching during the wedding planning process by simulating wedding and marriage tasks. Through these solutions, the intervention was designed to help these couples establish a more egalitarian relationship, navigate relationship conflict, recognize sexist traditions while honoring and respecting their religious affiliation, and establish autonomy from family. The outcome of this design was tested on new participants, and this study reports results which revealed that participants required more incentive to interact with a marriage coaching service, and they valued counselors who had professional credentials or certifications.
Dennis Cheatham (Advisor)
Zack Tucker (Committee Member)
Allison Farrell (Committee Member)
100 p.

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  • Ridge, H. E. (2020). Designing a Strategy to Reduce Wedding Conflict for Engaged Christian Couples with Progressive Values [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588331262095651

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ridge, Hannah. Designing a Strategy to Reduce Wedding Conflict for Engaged Christian Couples with Progressive Values. 2020. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588331262095651.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ridge, Hannah. "Designing a Strategy to Reduce Wedding Conflict for Engaged Christian Couples with Progressive Values." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1588331262095651

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)