Running head: MARRIAGE AS AN INSTITUTION The Importance of Marriage Ana Vertz PS301 Mrs. Kathy Erickson August 30‚ 2009 The Importance of Marriage From Colonial times to present marriage has been an integral part of American culture. The importance is has been evident in that it is one of the few institutions that started with the country and is still very popular. What makes marriage an important institution? This paper will discuss the perceptions of the importance of marriage for men and women
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Marriage Contract: Fact Sheet By: Dwaine Nichol and Andrew Cortellessa Marriage Contract When entering into a marriage‚ the bride and groom may wish to sign an agreement detailing how assets will be divided if the marriage breaks down. Marriage contracts‚ often referred to as pre-nuptial agreements‚ can be drafted and signed before the marriage or during the course of a marriage. Depending on the jurisdiction‚ formal requirements may need to be met (i.e. agreement in writing‚ signatures‚ witnesses)
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Andrew Cherlin’s article The Deinstitutionalization of Marriage is an analytical evaluation of the changing themes of the American approach to the relevance of marriage and its evolution over the past century. Through a method of statistical analysis of the changing ideologies and practices of Americans in regards to the institution of marriage Cherlin is able to show that marriage has now become an option rather than a necessity. In analyzing the recent growth of cohabitation he finds that
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mate for marriage. Each person is free to decide how the mate selection will take place. Some people would rather conduct this selection by themselves‚ without any help‚ while others prefer to get help from an outside source‚ like their parents or a matchmaker. In this essay‚ I will make a distinction between the traditional arranged marriage and the modern definition of an arranged marriage at 3 points: first‚ matchmaker; second‚ arranged mate’s attitude; third‚ the life after marriage. First
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Equal Marriage Rights for All Sociology Equal Marriage Rights for All Imagine finally meeting the person you can spend the rest of your life with. They are perfect in every way‚ even in their faults. You love that person more than yourself and they feel the same. You are not‚ however‚ legally allowed to marry that person-- and for no reason beyond people who are different from you not accepting your identity‚ because you have the "misfortune" of being born gay. Our country has taken
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Same-sex Marriage In the articles “It Takes a Family” and “What is Marriage”‚ Rick Santorum and Evan Wolfson both approach their ideal ways of how marriage should appear in the view of society in the United States. Although Wolfson has various arguments where one’s opinion may contradict his beliefs on the issues he is delivering‚ he informs his readers on the roles men and women should have when dealing with the responsibility of their relationship. Wolfson has valuable points; however‚ he argues
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Arranged Marriages What is an arranged marriage? Well in the Webster’s dictionary it is defined as a marriage where the marital partners are chosen by others based on considerations other than the pre-existing mutual attraction of the partners. This habit has been very common in noble families‚ especially in reigning ones‚ at the scope of combining and perhaps enforcing the respective strengths of originary families (and kingdoms) of the spouses. A relevant part of history has been influenced
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Traditional Marriage or Non-Traditional Marriage‚ That is the Question Teresa Brasaemle PHI 103 Instructor Bence May 18‚ 2014 The argument that will be assessed is “In Defense of Traditional Marriage”‚ Anderson presents the question: “Should the government recognize same-sex relationships as legal marriages?” (Anderson‚ R.T.‚ 2013). However‚ the author does offer numerous premises in relation to the argument that do help in the support of the conclusion that the marriage laws should remain
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Forced Marriages You’ve arrived at the airport with your parents‚ you plane is ready to depart but you have no idea what is going on. You have now arrived in Pakistan and have been whisked off to your village to take part in your own wedding ceremony with a 45 year old man you have never met before. This is the start of a brand new life as an unwillingly married 15 year old girl. Although this practice may seem like an old fashioned tradition‚ forced marriages are still going on within European
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Institution Instructor course GAY MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALIZED Gay marriages have been a subject of discussion all over the world‚ the issue being whether these marriages should be legalized or not. A gay marriage is one that involves a commitment between two people of the same sex. It is mostly referred to as domestic partnership. To come to a conclusion whether gay marriages should be legalized or not‚ it’s only fair to look at the pros and cons. Gay marriages should be legalized because every
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