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    Marriage takes place for economic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ social and emotional reasons. In many countries‚ especially among poor‚ migrant or displaced communities‚ marriage at a young age is common. Usually it is girls who marry early (though it can happen to boys as well). The gender inequality present in all aspects of society‚ including education‚ leads to girls often lacking life skills and negotiating power. Therefore‚ while most boys have a say in when and who they marry and what they do once

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    Arranged Marriage A recent article describes some of the benefits and pitfalls to arranged unions. First‚ parents who favor arranged marriages believe that they are more experienced and objective than their children. They will be able to make better‚ less impulsive choices regarding a compatible‚ and often financially supportive mate than their child will. In many cultures‚ disobeying the arrangement can lead to disownment and exile from the family. But for the children‚ arranged marriages can cause

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    Interracial Marriage Interracial marriages have been a growing issue in our society. Some think that interracial marriages and relationships are socially wrong. Some believe that it harms children of mixed races because of the stares‚ discrimination‚ and being criticized. One should not have to feel the pain from being stared at or criticized‚ or discriminated against because of the color of skin or being with the one they love of a different race. The marriages and relationships that are interracial

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    great beginning to a perfect marriage. It is important to realize that while India is very modernized in some aspects (i.e.. they lead the world in student’s math and science scores and produce the largest amount of engineers in the world) they still keep to the tradition of arranged marriages. Marriages formed out of love AKA "love marriages" do happen in India but it is not the norm. It is an accepted fact that a person’s family will play a role in picking the marriage partner. While to many people

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    An Albanian traditional arranged marriage is also arranged by the parents of the bride and groom. According to Robert Elsie (2001)‚ "traditional Albanian marriages are taken very seriously" (p. 168). In most cases‚ the bride and grooms marriages were already pre-arranged from their early childhood years. There is very little contact with the bride and groom and when finding a match for arranging this marriage between two people‚ "love" did not play a factor in the decision. It was merely based upon

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    Marriage is a compromise at best. However‚ when you introduce major differences into a marriage such as race‚ religion or nationality‚ there are additional problems you may face. Many couples only think about the love they feel for one another until confronted with some of the problems of mixed marriages. Mixed marriages have taken place since the beginning of time. As people explored and traveled‚ men would fall in love with local women and either stay or take the women back home with them. Marriages

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    “Arranging a Marriage in India” 2/1/2013 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

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    Polyandry from Greek meaning “many men” (Bornouw 104) is a form of marriage in which one woman lives with two or more husbands (Ember 344)(Beals 391). This type is quite rare and is practiced under specific conditions. It is found sporadically throughout the world‚ but it is not common in South Asia (Baldimore 370). Polyandry‚ the custom of a woman having several husbands‚ is far less common. One reason is the man’s life expectancy is shorter and male infant mortality is high‚ so a surplus of

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    society is willing to cooperate and thus provide a nurturing environment to make the marriage successful. However in the case of interracial relationships‚ society refrains from extending a helping hand because of "I told you so..." attitude." Interracial marriage is more than an ethical discussion. According to Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia on the internet‚ interracial couple is a romantic couple or marriage in which the partners are of different races. The answer‚ if differences affect in multiracial

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    | Marriage and Ministry | | | Tanja Martin | 12/10/2012 | Liberty University | Abstract Marriage can be a rewarding‚ blissful and fulfilling part of life. But‚ it can also be difficult‚ challenging and strained when ministry is incorporated if not properly balanced. When God calls a person to the ministry‚ He calls them to minister to His people without respect to gender. He invented both marriage and ministry and He knows that they are able to co-exist. The problem is people

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