These relationships are most likely to be non voluntary such as arranged or forced marriages. These marriages however are more than just two people getting married, it is argued that these marriages are more about two families joining one another and becoming one, in some cases extended family are likely to be living together. However, the other type of categorised culture is an individualistic culture. The western societies tend to be this culture and consist of having the emphasis on an individual’s freedom, achievements and rights. These kinds of relationships are normally voluntary and formed for an individual’s happiness rather than for the happiness of a family.
Sell2 This seems unrealistic when compared against a historical world view especially how Western Cultures revere marriage. A happy marriage is defined differently in every culture. Only recently have sexual and emotional needs become emphasized. Compared to a historical world view, this type of love is acceptable. Political and economic motives have far outweighed many other rational for marriage.
Different Cultural Marriage Practices and their Views Latosha Greer ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (GSF1328Q) Instructor Byars-George August 11, 2013 Different Cultural Marriage Practices and their Views Does anyone ever find their self judging another’s culture marriage practices because it is not the traditional marriage? We as people tend to do this more often than we realize. Even though we become biased towards other form of marriage and come to consider any other form wrong, marriage practices vary from culture to culture. Some believe in arranged marriages because it has been done that way for hundreds of years; some believe in having same sex marriages to achieve maximum personal benefits, and some believe in multiple marriage partners because it is traditional. Therefore, we should take a deeper look at the different culture and the reasons why they perform the different martial practices that they do because marriage exist in several different ways.
Arranged marriages are marriages negotiated by the parents of the couples. In this kind of marriage, people sometimes are forced to marry the one that they do not love. For centuries, the only way to get married in most of cultures has been arranged marriage because it has been believed this kind of marriage makes the economic, political, social alliances stronger and firmer. Although in most Western countries people oppose arranged marriage because they think that this kind of marriage limits their personal freedom, it still occurs in parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Vietnam. In Afghanistan, people usually practice arranged marriage in some ways, approximately sixty and eighty percent.
Self-Disclosure 2 Self-Disclosure, Gender, and Communication The article “Can We Talk? Researcher Talks About the Role of Communication in Marriages.” (Schoenberg, 2011) is an eye opening article that applies to the mass majority of people in today's marriages. But, most will not admit it. The article relates to my husband and I in most ways. While we do communicate, it's obviously not the type of communication that is required for us to have a healthy and happy marriage.
Running Head: Polygamy and Impact on Family Dynamics Polygamy and Impact on Family Dynamics Angela Addington Bakersfield College Professor Sarah King ANTH C111 ABSTRACT Growing up in the United States, people claim they are "open-minded", yet criticize the unknown. One notable example is the concept of marriage. The westernized definition of marriage is defined as the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. However, marriage by that definition is not universally accurate. Throughout the world marriage takes various forms, from same-sex marriage to polygamous marriages, most of which are subject to criticism within the context and setting of human rights as is any structural aspect of a society.
Almost all people think that getting married the one who he or she loves is natural. But there are some situations when someone cannot get married to him or her because it is socially unacceptable. The definition of marriage for different people means different things. Marriage has some forms, but nowadays the same sex marriage is the most discussed topic. So in this essay I’m going to compare the traditional marriage and the same sex marriage.
This book describes in detail the way a woman should be treated and the way she should treat her husband. The Qur’an expresses that men are above women and that women are inferior to their husbands. It is stated that, “…it is for the women to act as they (the husbands) act by them, in all fairness; but the men are a step above them,” (Q 2:228). It is also stated that, “Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other,” (Q 4:34). Muslims tend to treat women so unfairly due to these scriptures written in the holy book.
Finally, Coontz brought forth if someone is not marrying for love but just for the status then what is the point of getting married. I do agree with her about this and also, the point about the media blowing the idea of happily ever after out of proportion by just believing that only true love will hold a marriage together that is false. True love can bring people together but would not keep them together, this is something that marriages cannot solely rely on it takes hard work and dedication to keep a marriage
Because the parents often arranged these marriages, the daughters felt that they could not go against their parents’ wishes, so they went along with it. A picture bride is a woman who wed strangers, through arranged marriages, usually of the same nationality, in foreign lands that were facilitated by the prior exchange of photographs and letters. More than fourteen thousand picture brides immigrated to Hawaii and the United States between 1907 and 1924. Marriages are one of the major life events for Japanese Americans. “They are not marriages of individuals…” they “…represent the bringing together of two families.