Name: Chunxian Huang How might we usefully define marriage in universal cross cultural terms? Marriage‚ which is one of the most vital relationships of human beings‚ is a bewildering subject in people’s lives because it is hard to define‚ especially in the cross cultural terms. Cross cultural‚ according to the fourth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000)‚ is defined as “the interaction of differing cultures‚
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Marriage as defined by Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is one the state or relationship of being husband and wife‚ two the act or legal contract of becoming husband and wife and three the civil or religious ceremony during which this act is performed; a wedding. Gay marriage has been a topic that has been discussed in the United States for several years now. You have people that have different viewpoints on how they feel about gay marriage more so the big question everyone argues is whether it
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unacceptance of interracial marriages. Coleman explains what she goes through on a day to day basis dealing with the negativity of society towards her being an African American woman married to a Jewish Caucasian man. When talking about interracial marriage or even interracial dating‚ it can be a polemical subject. Interracial marriage is increasing in the United States since the US Supreme Court put a ban against them in 1967. It goes back in history why interracial marriage is frowned upon‚ religion
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Gay and lesbians are consistently denied rights that are typically taken for granted by the average American. Specifically‚ gay and lesbians couples are denied the right to marry even if they are upstanding citizens. They are held at an unfair disadvantage solely because of their sexual orientation. This discrimination must stop because gay and lesbian couples are law-abiding citizens too‚ who should be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. One common problem that plagues gay and
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Arranged Marriages an act of love‚ or perhaps even torture? I find it difficult to see how anyone could possibly approve of arranged marriages. In an arranged marriage‚ the bride and groom are selected by a third party rather than each other. Arranged marriages are most common in the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia - however with 55% of marriages in the world being arranged- you would be likely to find cases of arranged marriages anywhere you go. There are many different types of
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DATING AND MARRIAGE The history of American dating started with good old-fashioned courtship. Courtship is now a word of the past in American society. However‚ it played an important role in history and it has led us to where we are today. Courtship or to court has several different meanings. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ courtship is defined as “the social activities that occur when people are developing a romantic relationship that could lead to engagement and marriage.” The
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“Marriages and Families” and “Diversity and Change” by: Schwartz and Scott What does marriage in the United States and other countries around the world mean? Debunking has five myths about marriage 1- The Universal Nuclear Family‚ 2-The Self-Reliant Traditional Family‚ 3- The Naturalness of Different spheres for Wives and Husbands‚ 4- The Unstable African American Family‚ and 5- The Idealized Nuclear family of the 1950’s. The Universal Nuclear Family is basically everything under the sun. It
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Interfaith marriages are rising fast‚ but they’re failing fast too: When Joseph Reyes and Rebecca Shapiro got married in 2004‚ they had a Jewish wedding ceremony. He was Catholic but converted to Judaism after they married‚ and they agreed to raise any children in the Jewish faith. However‚ after their daughter Ela was born‚ Reyes began to worry about the fact that she had not been baptized. "If‚ God forbid‚ something happened to her‚ she wouldn’t be in heaven‚" he told me. Today‚ two years after
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http://voices.yahoo.com/gay-marriage-social-policy-11286164.html?cat=7 Gay Marriage and Social Policy By Mark Gittner The history of civil rights has been a long one. America first addressed this issue in the Declaration of Independence by declaring that "All men are created equal" (Congress‚ 1776). Since that time‚ America has tried to address issues by ending slavery‚ extending the vote‚ and addressing the rights of women and other races. However‚ hidden in the background has been the issue
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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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