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    Delayed Marriage

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    Since a large number of women have begun to wait until in their late twenties‚ this has been commonly called “The Marriage Delay” (Bronson and Merryman par. 3). The delayed marriage rates have risen because of financial considerations‚ because more people are going to college‚ and because women have become more independent. Before people even noticed a rise in delayed marriage it was something that was expected and every girl grew up wanting to get married. Many women did not go to college

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    Interfaith Marriages

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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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    Marriage and Dowry

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    SEMINAR REPORT DOWRY SYSTEM Submitted by‚ 1. Introduction 2. What is Dowry? 3. History 4. Arranged Marriages and Dowry 5. The dowry system 6. Dowry System in India 7. What is Bride burning? 8. Dowry law in India 9. Dowry death new ruling India 10. Rising number of dowry deaths in India 11. Marriage as a financial transaction 12. Conclusion Introduction Today‚ Indian society is surrounded with many problems such as unemployment‚ illiteracy

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    Marriages in Asia

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    A marriage is an eternal union between a man and a woman that symbolizes a new beginning. As far as history dictates‚ marriages in Pakistan have been ruled by arranged marriages and marriages within families. As time progressed and culture evolved‚ love marriages and marriages outside the families started over taking the previously dominant culture. Our research talks about the different aspects of a generic Pakistani marriages such as‚ the brides makeup‚ wedding photography‚ bridal jewellery‚ wedding

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    the ‘wedding ceremony’. Within Islam‚ the wedding ceremony is believed to be both a religious and social obligation to get married. As a result‚ there is a great weight placed on religious‚ social and cultural dimensions of the ceremony which tends to be simple in nature‚ paralleling Islamic beliefs. Hindus also place a lot of importance on marriage ceremonies which signify customs‚ rituals and elaborate celebrations. However‚ a key difference lies in the fact that Islamic marriages are seen as

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    The Sanctity of Marriage

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    Sanctity Of Marriage INTRODUCTION 1. Marriage as an institution today is struggling... a. Many seek to redefine what constitutes a marriage b. We hear of same-sex marriages‚ open marriages‚ polygamy‚ polyandry‚ polyamory c. Others decry marriage altogether‚ preferring simple cohabitation d. Many joke about it: "Marriage is a wonderful

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    Early Marriage

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    Early Marriage in South Asia A DISCUSSION PAPER Contents INTRODUCTION 2 THE PREVALENCE OF EARLY MARRIAGE 3 CAUSES OF EARLY MARRIAGE 5 CONSEQUENCES OF EARLY MARRIAGE 8 RESPONSES TO EARLY MARRIAGE OF CHILDREN 16 Introduction Early marriage affects millions of children through the world. It is widely practiced in the countries of South Asia where every year millions of girls-preteens and teens- become the wives of older men. Young girls are married

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    The deliberation of the word marriage is connected to thoughts‚ feelings‚ emotions either its love marriage‚ arranged marriage or forced marriage. Antecedently‚ discussing the concept of forced marriage and arranged marriage‚ I would like to bring thoughts of the reader toward two stories related to forced and arranged marriage. Begin with a story of a poor family with only the father somehow making some earning and have two daughters that he wanted to get married as soon as possible because they

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    Marriage in Tiv

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    A SURVEY OF THE MARRIAGE AND BURIAL INSTITUTIONS AMONGST THE TIV OF CENTRAL NIGERIA BY ALFRED AKAWE TORKULA Being a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The inspiration for this research work came from the members of the Tiv Area Traditional Council – all starting point for my fascination with the subject of Tiv marriage and Brial Customs. My immense gratitude goes to all of them for their contributions

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    Marriage in Canada

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    includes the engagement celebration‚ bridal shower‚ bachelor party and of course‚ wedding ceremony and the reception. Canadians are known the world over to be a nation of kind‚ generous and hospitable people. Naturally‚ that means that Canadian weddings can be some of the most memorable nuptial affairs on the planet. Like many countries‚ white wedding dresses and a formal dinner following the wedding ceremony are still very popular. In Canada‚ reception toasting often takes on the form of a `bride

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