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    SELF ESTEEM Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example‚ "I am competent" or "I am incompetent") and emotions such as triumph‚ despair‚ pride and shame. Self-esteem can apply specifically to a particular dimension (for example‚ "I believe I am a good writer‚ and feel proud of that in particular") or have global extent (for example‚ "I believe I am a good person‚ and feel proud

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    Marriage is a state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or a wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognised by law. When it comes to Hindu Law‚ marriage is termed as a sacred relationship. Marriage is both a sacred as well as a contractual relationship. Marriage is a contract creating status. Even in Hindu law though marriage is a sacrament it is also in a sense a civil contract. According to Hindu Marriage Act‚ a marriage can take place between the two consenting

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    If the question “what is family?” was asked to a group of people‚ many different answers would be given. This is because the word family is too broad and therefore does not have a concrete definition. However‚ there has to be some settlement to a basic generalization about family which can be described as blood related‚ marriage or adoption. People have their different views but there is an early conception of family. For example‚ in kindergarten when kids are asked to draw a picture of their family

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    It has been many moons since in kindergarten‚ and while as a child I did not have a father at home‚ due to his lost battle due with cancer‚ I sensed that when my classmate Jonathan wanted to play house‚ there may have been trouble at home. He informed me‚ during our creative playtime‚ that I could be his wife‚ and at night‚ he would go out with his girlfriend. I didn’t like the way he played pretend and excused myself from his make-believe land. Even at four years old‚ my pretend husband wasn’t

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    issues of alimony (spousal support)‚ child custody‚ child support‚ distribution of property ‚ and division of debt. In most countries monogamy is required by law‚ so divorce allows each former partner to marry another; where polygyny is legal but polyandry is not‚ divorce allows the woman to marry a new husband. Divorce can be a stressful experience affecting finances‚ living arrangements‚ household jobs‚ schedules and more. If the family includes children‚ they may be deeply affected. [1] The only

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    system of marriage where one person has more than one spouse. There are two basic forms of polygamy: polyandry‚ where one woman has more than one husband‚ and polygyny‚ where one man has more than one wife (Merriam Webster dictionary). Over the course of history and at present‚ polygyny is by far the most common form of polygamy‚ though there have been some documented reports of the practice of polyandry in isolated societies (Al-Krenaw‚ 1995). Polygyny appears to be the only type of polygamy practiced

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    Negativity of Polygamy

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    Abstract Polygamy‚ the practice of courting/marrying multiple wives or husband‚ is something that has gone as far bad as to the medieval age. Our experience as human beings generally shows that the art of polygamy just simply doesn’t work. It might seem all good in the beginning but in the end relationships like those can never stand the test of time. In the society one lives in today‚ polygamy is considered as a despicable act‚ due to the fact that polygamy‚ alone‚ goes against the beliefs of

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    decade. Polygamy by definition is a marriage that includes more than two partners. When a man is married to more than one woman at the same time it is called polygany and when a woman is married to more than one man at the same time it is called polyandry. Polygamy is not a new practice‚ in fact it has been going on for centuries. However‚ with recent growing publicity from shows like Sister Wives‚ more and more people are becoming aware of its’ existence. Polygamy to most people might seem foreign

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    each woman living in a different village. This is known as polygyny‚ or the act of a man having more than one wife at a time. Polygyny is practiced for many different reasons. In Betsileo‚ multiple wives shows a great status‚ and indicates wealth. Polyandry is the opposite‚ it is the act of a woman possessing many husbands. A woman may marry many husbands to make sure there is always a male to take care of her family. She may also marry many men to help restrict the number of heirs her family has to

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    Child Sex Ratio Campaign- Action aid Action Aid is an International development organization working for the poor and vulnerable communities. Our major focus work is with women‚ girls‚ and children‚ Daliths‚ Fisher Folk and Tribals to bring them out from distressed situation by building the capacities about the rights conscious‚ available information within the system and outside also. In National level we are working in 24 states through 12 regional offices and in Andhra Pradesh we working in 18

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