Marriage is a legal contract between two individuals that ties their lives together, legally, and emotionally. In Canada, there have been many changes to the institution of marriage. Marriage has been evolving throughout the years and there have been many positive negative changes. In the past, from what I’ve learned many people used to think that you can only marry the person of the opposite sex. But now, its legal to marry someone of the same gender as you. Gay marriage eliminates the opposite gender roles in marriages. In my opinion, this is a very positive impact on the society because everyone should be able to marry the person they love and want to spend their entire life with, despite what gender they are. A negative factor is that even today
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“More couples are now interracial and interfaith”, according to the article, Marriage, a cultural Universal writte in Social Science and Me. But now, many individuals tend to choose their own life partners and many families are beginning to accept that person no matter what race they belong to. But there are still many families who don’t allow their sons or daughters to marry someone who belong to a different religion, which causes many arguments and separations. According to the article Arranged Marriage, written in Social Science and Me, it is stated “that the joining of two kin groups through marriage is much more important to leave to the whims of romantic love”. Another factor is that in the past many individuals would get married at a very young age such 16-18 years old. For example, my grandma got married when she was only 17 years old and my aunt got married last year and she was 28 years old. Now in the 21st century, couples tend to get to know each other more, date each other for a few years and then decide to get
“More couples are now interracial and interfaith”, according to the article, Marriage, a cultural Universal writte in Social Science and Me. But now, many individuals tend to choose their own life partners and many families are beginning to accept that person no matter what race they belong to. But there are still many families who don’t allow their sons or daughters to marry someone who belong to a different religion, which causes many arguments and separations. According to the article Arranged Marriage, written in Social Science and Me, it is stated “that the joining of two kin groups through marriage is much more important to leave to the whims of romantic love”. Another factor is that in the past many individuals would get married at a very young age such 16-18 years old. For example, my grandma got married when she was only 17 years old and my aunt got married last year and she was 28 years old. Now in the 21st century, couples tend to get to know each other more, date each other for a few years and then decide to get