Read the following passage and answer the question. “The question whether the conduct complained of constitutes cruelty and the like for divorce purposes is determined primarily by its effect upon…
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Read the following passage and answer the question. “The question whether the conduct complained of constitutes cruelty and the like for divorce purposes is determined primarily by its effect upon the particular person complaining of the acts. The question is not whether the conduct would be cruel to a reasonable person or a person of average normal sensibilities, but whether it would have that effect on the aggrieved spouse. That which may be cruel to one person may be laughed off by another, and what may not be cruel under one set of circumstances may be extreme cruelty under another set of circumstances.”
The chief concern of this passage is
- to define cruelty
- to define marital cruelty
- to define cruelty by standards of a reasonable man
- to evaluate the objective effect of cruelty on a married spouse
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - to define marital cruelty
The passage discusses what constitutes cruelty as a ground for divorce, i.e. marital cruelty. It rejects the reasonable-man standard and stresses a subjective, not objective, effect.
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