Cherlin's Remarriages An Accurate Institution

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"Remarriages an incomplete Institution " (Cherlin). A weakening of social "normality'' that defines a person's relationship with another person. Cherlin is describing that the the order ad structure of families is unclear. Cherlin's piece regarding American marriage is so influential to today because remarriage is increasing massively. It's okay to be remarried, people look at remarriage as it is the normal thing to. I don't disagree with it, my mother has been married three times.
If one were to embrace the role of a husband there duties would be to play the role of a home leader, one who is masculine and protects the family. My view of this role is kind of bias because I haven't grown up with a father and my mom took part in playing the mom role and dad role. She was the provider and she was the home leader. My fiance (future child's father) I would expect for him to protect myself and our children.
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Based off of this I believe that the performance of a husband and wife for loved marriages do differ from those arranged marriages. Loved marriages work (sometimes) because both individuals are in love and they have come together to build and grow in a relationship together. Arranged marriages are based off of religons and both individuals may or may not know who they are marrying until the wedding day. I believe that both type of marriages could work and both marriages do have a chance of not continuing. I would say that arranged marriages are arranged and that is for their own religion, even though they may not love the person and they may be suffering i feel they would have to stay in the marriage. In a loved marriage the individuals have a option, if they grow out of love and apart from each other they can file for divorce at any given time. Both marriages are in differ do to knowing a person and not knowing a person, also getting out of each marriage may be

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