Myers et al., (2005) studied individuals in India living in arranged marriages and found no differences in marital satisfaction in comparison to individuals in non-arranged marriages in the US. This is also supported by Gupta and Singh (1982) who studied 100 degree-educated couples living in India, 50 of who had chosen their partners and 50 of who had their marriages arranged for them. The couples were asked to indicate how much they liked/loved their partners and it was found that love and liking was high in love marriages but decreased whereas love increased in arranged marriages and after 10 years exceeded love marriages. However, this study is difficult to generalise as it studies only a small sample and so cannot be generalised to the wider population. It therefore lacks validity.…
Author Stephanie Coontz writes about the ideas of love and marriage through out history in the article “The Radical Idea of Marrying for Love.” Early in the article Coontz quotes an early twentieth century author by the name of George Bernard Shaw, who states, “marriage is an institution that brings together two people under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions. They are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.” ( qtd. in Shaw 378) Coontz explains that the ideas of marriage today are, although heart felt, unrealistic and daunting. She reveals that not so long ago the thoughts on love and marriage were very different for many societies and cultures throughout the world.…
Serena Nanda fails to write an impartial argument for arranged marriages versus "love match" marriages like those in the United States. She neglects to present the positive aspects of choosing a partner for marriage opting instead to keep the focus on the negatives. Her argument for arranged marriages is weak and unfocused leaving the reader to doubt her logic. In her attempt to persuade the reader to supporting arranged marriages, she actually emphasizes the negative effects of them. Reading Arranging A Marriage in India, strengthens the idealistic values of romantic love and exposes the flaws of arranged marriage including the extreme limitation of potential partners, inexperience and ignorance of the people, excessively traditional and sexist…
In the Lewis symbol for a fluorine atom, there are __________ paired and __________ unpaired electrons.…
If a person traveled back in time and observed a couple, he might see a women sitting at home cooking a large meal for her ten children and husband to arrive home to. In today’s era, both parents in a relationship are working. This economic change leads to both partners feeling financially independent and stabile. When marriage arises, generally both partners’ income is combined. Between two people, two incomes, they become even more financially stable, as opposed to one income each. If two were to divorce, then situations may become sticky financially because each partner pays for a lawyer, and every possession becomes divided in half. Marriage comes with good financial perks such as, couples receive more tax benefits filling jointly, two incomes as opposed to one, and split bills. But with good comes bad, like the money spent on the wedding, first home, or in some cases divorce…
Thesis: As the world is becoming more diverse, people have different opinions as to whether to get married or stay single, and contributing to their decision are the amount of money they used, the freedom they get, and the responsibilities they have on their shoulders.…
The Cask of Amontillado is a dark and ghostly short story written by famous American writer and poet, Edgar Allan Poe. Like many other tales and poems conceived by Poe, the story is told through first person narration. The character is usually in psychological distress and his judgement is questionable. Furthermore, the atmosphere of the story is extremely mysterious and eerie, with part of the plot being hidden in the shadow. The Cask of Amontillado explores many different topics, including friendship, competition, self fulfillment and internal tension. However, the story presents an overarching theme which is: "Human desire for revenge overwhelms all morality".…
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world which in turn encompasses a diverse and rich, cultural, historical, religious and social dichotomy. The question I posed for my annotated bibliography was “how is marriage arranged in India”. In order to understand this concept, I must delve deeper into why it is so prevalent and how it has withstood the test of time the. The historical significance of this process is important and I will discuss how it has evolved into modern and present day family life. I ponder how the selection process occurs from one cast to another. I will discuss the traditions and what Indian’s deem as the importance of mate selection when it comes to culture and economics culture, economics. The process of spouse selection is quite unique and one the Western world finds odd but intriguing. What do Indians think of the term “love” in respect of marriage?…
In the marriage market, characteristics such as income, education and occupation are key definitive qualities when looking for a perspective life long companion. In addition, the tendency of individuals to marry others with similar traits has important implications for social inequality, income redistribution and education. However, there is still little understanding about what generates this assertive matching. One possibility is that people like to follow horizontal preferences when choosing a spouse to share similar characteristics of their own. This approach is believed to provide the security of longevity in love. However, sometimes people will experience an attraction to someone outside their social class whether it’s above or below but not always follow through due to fear of failure or rejection from family and peers.…
Recent surveys have shown that marriage under the age of eighteen has decreased over the years. This issue has been affected by culture and new ways of thinking in our modern life. Should we influence again our youth to take this important decision while they are still young, or let them develop at their own way? In modern life, marriage under eighteen should not be considered for various reasons.…
At first Nanda was against the whole arranged marriage idea she says “Had anyone tried to arrange my marriage I would have been defiant and rebellious”(pg128) and I don’t blame her for thinking that way because in this American society we’re taught to get to know a person then to “fall In Love” but once she got to India and talk to many young well educated women she figure out why arrange marriage wasn’t that bad one of the girls even said “My marriage is too important to be arranged by such an inexperienced person as myself. In such matter, it is better to have my parents’ guidance.” This made perfect scent, because parents do know best, and only want the best for their child. Most people in the united state rush into things like relationship and marriage. Like the saying goes “whatever you rush into you rush out of” a lot people get a divorce. At the end Nanda says “the positive aspects of arranged marriages appeared to me to outweigh the negative. In fact, I thought I might even participate in arranging a marriage myself” so Nanda’s outlook on marriage became more positive as the essay ended.…
Marriage is believed to be one of the most important commitments made in life. It leads to serious changes in social roles and responsibilities, so marrying someone should be a mature and thought-out decision. There are many factors which affect the stability of the union and one of them is considered to be the age of the pair. For instance, young people seem to take marriage too lightly nowadays. Many teenagers get married because they are pregnant or they are eager to start independent life as soon as possible, and that cannot be called a responsible decision. However, early marriages have both advantages and disadvantages.…
Young people in modern society have completely different views on marriage. Ones prefer to get married at an early age; others, however, tend to postpone marriage until they finish their studies and make a successful career. Early marriages have lots of advantages, such as experiencing the joy of parenthood and other benefits of the wedlock and becoming mature as early as possible, but also have some negative sides, such as economic restrictions, misunderstanding between partners and inability to get proper education.…
Marriage means sharing a life together, loving each other and the most important thing that couples should be aware of is the responsibility that comes with it. Early marriages are sometimes forced but young adults who are getting married out of choice should be informed of personal and health issues. Getting married at a young age has negative effects to it, for instance it can cause a quick divorce and that is because the couple might be immature and may have compatibility issues. Some young people think that getting married at a young age can give them more freedom and a better life than before, which is wrong. Because of these reasons parents should advice their sons and daughters not to get married at a young age and must prevent them from doing so because it is going to affect their future. There are several problems a couple can face when marriage happens at an early age. A few of the effects of early marriage are communication problems, may not have the ability to raise a child, financial problems, education problems and not having enough time to communicate with their families and friends.…
Good evening everybody. I am XXX and today I’m going to deliver you a presentation about age choices for marriage. Early marriage brings numerous problems to couples, especially to women. In this presentation I will further discuss about the harmful effects of early marriage, such as stress, health diseases, and denial of personal development. Hence, people should get married latter in life.…