Arranged marriage

The debate on whether to have an arranged marriage or love marriage is making marriage a controversial issue nowadays. Although both are recognized union of a man and a woman as partners in a relationship, the criteria of this unison is different. Some oppose arranged marriages, in which the bride and groom are chosen by their families, arguing that there is lack of love between couple; however, arranged marriages not only cause love to bloom, but it also consider family affairs and has low…

27 July 2015 Arranged Marriage In the Arranged Marriage book, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni describes all the aspects of marriage. The book is a collection of eleven stories. The stories are diverse in the themes such as starting over again, surviving an adversity, transformation of a strong woman, domestic violence. Not only women but also their family members have to cope with the realism, relationship, and the contrast between the cultures when the women have an arranged marriage. Divakaruni…

Something that surprised me and intrigued me greatly is the topic of the arranged marriage that the Himba culture participates in. The families of both parties are very much involved in the picking of the bride relative to the groom. If we were to relate this to a similar, more well-known situation in the 21st century, many marriages in Asia are also arranged as read from an article published in PschologyToday by Ph.D psychologist Jefferson Fish. But a major difference that I was perplexed by…

Tug of Two Cultures” (1995) and who are struggling to carve out an identity of their own. Divakaruni says the stories deals with issues such as domestic violence, crime, racism, interracial relationships, economic disparity, abortion and divorce. “Marriage in the United States is about finding the ‘right mate’, an attractive person to fulfill one’s fantasies. However, in India, people marry to perpetuate the culture and strengthen family…

Arranged marriages is a practice that has been around for several centuries and has become a broad term over the course of time. Aside for the standard process of parents finding marriage elligble partners, there are several other types that fit under this practice, such as: child marriages, exchanged marriage, diplomatic marriage, introduction only, love-cum-arranged marriage, mail order, modern arranged marriage, and modern arranged marriage with courtship [New World Encyclopedia]. The…

Western society would embrace the concept of arranged marriage as described by Gitangeli Sapra in her essay, “I'm Happy with an Arranged Marriage.” Who would not want to avoid years of bad dates and broken hearts and just have the matter of whom they married settled in consultation with their families? It would be just like Match.com if people’s mothers picked their dates. Arranged marriages are not forced marriages. As Miss Sapra writes, “Arranged marriages are simply introductions—the element…

Arranged Marriage Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of arranged marriage in the world. Almost 70% of the population gets married with family arranged marriage. However, the rates vary greatly by regions, based on the (Ethiopian population council and United Nation For Population Activates, (UNFPA)); fifty percent of the marriages are in the Amhara region arranged by family members. In rural region two out five girls from fourteen years old to sixteen years old agree the marriage through…

Marriage was seen as not only a property right, financial gain, but the opportunity for a reproductive heir. During the 19th century, a common practice was for someone to be married off to another that they personally had never met to ensure that the constitution of marriage was upheld. This was thought because parents ultimately wanted the best for their child and would not make the wrong decision. Arranged marriages were a way to ensure the pragmatic business structure of marriage was upheld.…

Cultural Relativism: Indian culture: 1) Arranged Marriages: marriages in India are traditionally arranged. The concept of arranged marriage is really common and widespread in India. India being a conservative country still follows the system of arranged marriages. In India, a marriage doesn’t involve around the bride and the groom but the families of both the bride and groom. 2) Dressing norms: Emphasizing the above point of India being a conservative society, orthodox Indians still believe…

Marriage is still a good thing Dying young is for lonely people. People have longer life expectancies when they get married, than those who are single or divorced. Statistics show that children from divorced parents experience a significant decrease academically, physically, and future stability in their own relationships.(foryourmarriage) Marriage has health benefits and economic benefits that people are overlooking, and while it can be arduous it is imperative that couples stay together once…