Correlation Found Between Unemployment and Divorce

Correlation Found Between Unemployment and Divorce 2 For the fifth entry in the JobMob Guest Blogging Contest, Sue Tourkin-Komet sets out to prove her correlation between being unemployed and being divorced. The Theory Eureka! It hit me! Or rather, I'd say, the idea hit me, splashed me, and shlooshed me, in my local pool. In fact, the idea was so obvious and so invigorating, that I managed to do 12 Olympic laps in ten minutes, upping my mileage, as well as upping my aerobic heart rate. What had I realized?eval Thatâ€"there is a direct correlation between the essence of becoming divorced and the essence of becoming unemployed. As these two items, divorce and unemployment, are in our daily headlines and statistically have boomed, year by year, then there must be a scientific correlation. This is not to imply that all divorced people will become unemployed or that all unemployed persons will become divorced but there is a correlation nonetheless.eval This theory will be further explored. But, before I shall do that, let's be proper sociologists and state the limits of the theory. Disclaimer There are unemployed persons who will never marry, and henceforth will never become divorced. Secondly, there are fully-employed and over-employed persons who will never become divorced (from a human being) because as workaholics they are married to their jobs/careers, and they'll never get divorced from these jobs/careers. However, their spouses might divorce them due to their severe domestic absenteeism. Next, there are those who are unemployed and may never be employed (outside of the home), because they are “Happy Homemakers” and will not figure into real unemployment statistics. Last, but not least, there is the grand majority of citizens who are both fully-employed as well as fully-married, Unto Death Do Us Part, and they indeed form the backbone of our capitalistic, socialistic, monogamist society. Now, let's return to correlating the correlations between divorce and unemployment. (I should know, because I have divorced, once; and I have been unemployed, once.) This revolutionary research: (a) Is subjective, by any standards; (b) Is objective, by all standards; (c) Has not been funded by our/your government; (d) Has been statistically tested; (e) Is all of the above; (f) Is some of the above; (g) Is none of the above. Premise #1: Reactions When one first becomes divorced or unemployed, one will get such diverse responses from friends/relatives/and of course, strangers: (a) Mazal Tov! (b) Oh, my dear, I was so sorry to hear… (c) Soooo, was your husband…unfaithful? (d) Soooo, did your boss actually fire you, or did you actually quit? (e) Etc. Premise #2: Questions Your really close friends/relatives/strangers will reveal their in-depth understanding on the status of divorce or the state of unemployment by asking such diversely sophisticated questions: (a) Did you get your “Get” (Jewish writ of divorce)? (b) Did you get to keep your apartment? (c) Did you get to keep your children? (d) Did you get any written recommendations? (Ha-Ha. From the ex-husband or from the ex-boss?) (e) Did you keep your sanity? (Ha-Ha. From the ex-marriage or the ex-boss?) (f) Etc. Premise #3: Comments When one begins to adapt to one's new sociological status as divorced/unemployed, one will also get such diverse comments from friends/relatives/and, again, strangers: (a) Well, how's the man-hunting going? (b) Well, how's the job-hunting going? (c) Well, are you getting any alimony payments from your ex-husband? Combien? How much? (d) Well, are you getting any unemployment payments from Bituach Leumi (National Social Security Institute Of Israel)? Combien? How much? (e) Etc. Premise #4: Worries This appears when the newfound status (of divorce/unemployment) seems semi-chronic. Again, your social commentators will be your very own best friends/relatives/strangers. (a) Gee, why isn't a Lovely Lady like you… re-married yet? (b) Gee, why hasn't such a Smart Woman like you… been able to land a job yet? (c) Gee, do you think you'll ever find a Nice Jewish Boy for yourself? (d) Gee, do you think you'll ever land a nice job for yourself? (e) Etc. Now that I have published my premises, the time has come for readers to send in their compliments and complaints, critiques and criticisms, comments and corrections, and of course their cudos…er…kudos. Until the responses pour in, I shall deeply dive into my local public pool (along with my pool membership card, my Bill of Divorcement and my Unemployment Booklet from the Labor Exchange) and get splashed and shlooshed with some other new sociological suggestions. Postscripts Since this research began, I am happy to report that I am properly re-employed in my real profession: social work research. As for the other issue, re-marriageâ€" that hasn't quite happened yet. Give me time and patience… and a new, but modest bathing suit… About the Author Sue [nee] Tourkin { later, Komet }, from Washington, D.C., became an Anglo-Israeli since her aliya to Jerusalem in 1968. She's a graduate of Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 2005 she was awarded a Writer's Grant from Beit HaNassi (the Office of the President of Israel) for the publication of her first book-to-be. Sue can be reached at yaffasue [at] netvision.net.il. Correlated by this correlation?