Two major types of marriage exist in Nigeria: monogamy‚ a marriage of one man to one woman‚ and polygyny‚ a marriage of one man to two or more wives. In most cultural groups in Nigeria‚ traditional marriage is usually an arrangement between two families as opposed to an arrangement between two individuals. Accordingly‚ there is pressure on the bride and bridegroom to make the marriage work as any problem will usually affect both families and strain the otherwise cordial relationship between them
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In today’s Western Culture‚ marriage has come to mean many different things. “The ways in which we refer to marriage‚ and especially the terms we favor‚ reflect our views of it” (Grün‚ 2006‚ p. 163). Since the turn of the century‚ divorce rates have been higher than ever before and many individuals wonder why. It is estimated that roughly 50% of the marriages in the United States result in divorce. Society has created this do-over mentality that gives many people an “easy out” for their decisions
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Premature marriage can be defined as “any marriage carried out below the age of 18 years‚ before the girl is physically‚ physiologically and psychologically ready to shoulder the responsibilities of marriage and childbearing” [1]. Bangladesh has one of the world’s highest rates of early marriage. According to UNICEF figures‚ 66% of Bangladeshi girls are marriage before the age of 18 and approximately a third of women aged 20 to 24 were married by the age of 15 [2]. Root Causes The reasons behind
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the different topics. In my opinion‚ one of the most controversial topics is gay marriage. There are a lot of problems surrounding gay marriage because there are key things that contribute significantly to the pros and cons of gay marriage and how it affects each person in a specific way. I support gay marriage completely and I’m here to explain why. Many people ask questions like‚ why are people opposed to gay marriage? Why discriminate against homosexuals? Why care if two people of the same sex are
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Gay marriage has been the topic of discussion in recent years. It has been broadcast on news stations and printed in magazines all across America. Each publication has displayed a different point of view. Although marriage is a fundamental right under the constitution‚ same sex couples don ’t have the ability to marry. Marriage is a private union not a political subject. In my opinion‚ any two people who love each other should be able to get married. Conflict theory helps to explain this problem
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Should Homosexual Marriage Remain Illegal? Austin Vickers Honours 10 English 03/15/2011 AustinVickers 03/20/2011 H10-3 English Persuasive Essay On March 7‚ 2000‚ fifty-two out of fifty-eight counties in California voted to keep homosexual marriage illegal; yet gay-activists continue
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Early Marriage >>Child marriage and child betrothal customs occur in various times and places‚ whereby children are given in matrimony - before marriageable ageas defined by the commentator and often before puberty. Today such customs are fairly widespread in parts of Africa‚ Asia‚ Oceania and South America: in former times it occurred also in Europe. It is frequently associated with arranged marriage. In some cases only one marriage-partner is a child‚ usually the female‚ due to importance placed
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CHAPTER TWO REASONS OF CHILD MARRIAGE Every girl has dreams about her wedding day. After all‚ it is supposed to be one of the most important days of her life. But somehow it is doubtful that somewhere in that dream any girl imagines she would still be an actual child on that day. Yet that is the reality for many child brides in many different parts of the world Despite many countries in Africa enacting marriageable age laws to limit marriage to a minimum age of 16 or 18 depending on the jurisdiction
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101 Jones “The Case for (Gay) Marriage Response” - Blended Response Gay marriage discussions are highly present in our society. Student writer‚ A.J. Chavez argues that not only should marriage occur between a man and a woman‚ but also the same sex. He articulates his thoughts on how if the same sex feels the same way a straight couple feels‚ and then it shouldn’t be a problem. However‚ our society uses religious views and traditional morals to restrain gay marriage. Apparently‚ we as a nation are
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SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION Marriage in Islam is neither an imprisonment for a woman that is forced upon her as a punishment‚ nor enslavement that makes her subservient to man. Marriage is a covenant of faith and consent‚ and a bond of love and concern. (Mawdudi‚ 1992). Forced marriage is the absence of free and full consent of one or both parties. Law and Human rights documents generally describe forced marriage as a union that lacks the free and full consent of both parties. STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH
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