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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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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Topic: Early Marriage: A Global Phenomenon Facts of the Study: Early marriage is a global issue. It is quite common in the African and Asian countries. However‚ the consequence of early marriage is serious‚ which can violate the rights of adolescence‚ both in this generation and the next. It affects the education and well-being of millions of children and has a knock-on effect for the poverty and development of communities. Simply put‚ early marriage can violate children basic rights to a childhood
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Child marriage is a type of violation of girls’ human rights. Child marriage has became serious in some country such as Africa‚ Indonesia‚ India‚ Bangladesh‚ Nigeria‚ Afghanistan‚ etc. Child marriage is a type of marriage that involves either one or both partners who are under age and this type of marriage may carried out illegally. According UNIFPA (2006)‚ Child marriage also can be defined as “any marriage carried out under the age of 18 years‚ and is involves the girl who physically‚ psychologically
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Marriage & Divorce Marriages are known to be a lifetime commitment towards love & caring among people. However most marriages these days seem to be failing due to the increasing number of problems with the modern world. When these marriages end‚ the effects can be devastating. Why do people get married? Well it is a known tradition in humanity that a woman and man will come together and live their lives as one. The most important element that seems to have disappeared is
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9/24/2014 11:00-11:50 Journal #2 Most of today’s marriages are unhappy. There may be several reasons to an unhappy marriage‚ but the most common seems to be children. Yes‚ we children may be causing our parents to have an unhappy marriage. It is not really our fault though‚ for it is their own for having us. In today’s society‚ parents are basing their marriage more and more around their children. They are putting their children before their marriage. There was a study conducted on 130 newlywed
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Johnston 10/22/14 Vocation and Marriage In the vocation of marriage the husband is to love and serve his wife‚ and the wife is to love and serve her husband. God instituted marriage near the beginning of time in Genesis. Nowadays we can clearly see how sin has got the best of marriage by twisting its meanings and blessings that are supposed to come out of this life-long vow. Love is the basis and backbone of every marriage and its vocation. This is especially true in marriage with God’s undeserved love
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International marriages Marriage is one of the important moments in people’s lives. People want to choose their spouses and always want to make a good decision concerning marriage choice. Usually‚ women and men prefer to marry someone from the same country‚ nationality‚ or religion. Why do they prefer to do that? The truth is‚ people do not want to lose their cultures‚ others do not want to speak another language‚ and others worry about living far from their intended families. One of the
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