Child Marriage in India If you have any questions regarding this information‚ feel free to email Juliana Shulman at: JShulman@uchicago.edu To be defined at length in a later section‚ child marriage is most simply‚ for our purposes‚ a marriage in which the wife is below the age of eighteen at the time of consummation. The practice of child marriage in rural India is deeply rooted in cultural values and grounded in social structures. And despite laws that prohibit child marriage‚ the practice
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Child marriage is a common practice in many countries around the world‚ however it is especially prevalent in India‚ where more than one third of all child brides live. [1] According to UNICEF‚ 47% of girls are married by 18 years of age‚ and 18% are married by 15 years of age. [2] These marriages are often performed without the consent of the girls involved in the marriage. Indian law has made child marriage illegal‚ but it is still widely practiced across the nation. The highest rates are seen
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Child marriage means that two children are forced to marry each other with the consent of the two families. The children are forced into the institution of marriage without knowing about its significance in the long run. Though parents are of the opinion that they involve their children in such rituals because it is an age old custom and it will also secure the future of their children but the reality is not so. Though in some cases parents believe in such superstitions and dogmas in other cases
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Arranged Marriage vs. Free-choice Marriage"Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love‚ and they blossom when we love the ones we marry" (Tom Mullen‚ 2005‚ p.1). It is argued that free-choice marriages based on love or romance‚ offer more independence and freedom as compared to arranged marriages where the man and woman are chosen by the parents and so there is pressure and is not so suitable and independent. However‚ no marriage is necessarily an ideal sort of marriage. Therefore‚ it becomes
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Although many people agree that a woman or a man is free to decide upon his/her life‚ in many Eastern countries this is not the case. In India‚ for instance‚ parents still have the obligation to choose a suitable partner for their offsprings and their children are obliged to comply with this order. Hindu culture takes this phenomenon as something pre-established‚ as something normal. Nevertheless‚ those Indians who have the opportunity to travel abroad‚ and be in contact with different cultures‚
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be or have to be: Love vs Arranged Marriage Should love come before marriage or after marriage? Many people‚ in their life‚ have contemplated if they are ever going to find the right person. They start thinking if they should get an arranged marriage. As time goes by‚ they change their mind because they cannot imagine the fact that in an arranged marriage‚ you will be marrying a stranger. So‚ they wait for their future lover. In America‚ there is a western-style marriage where the people have their
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Arranged Marriages- Good or Bad? The way in which arranged marriages are handled determines whether or not they are cruel and old-fashioned. I am now going to provide a balanced argument that takes all the different views into consideration. Islam is one religion that uses arranged marriages. Not only are the marriages arranged by the parents but also by older relatives as well. They believe that the parents know all about their children so they are capable of choosing a suitable
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Marriage through Matrimony Site / Newspaper Advt in India ? --- say -- Never. Why ? In and around Kolkata 70% of the marriages arranged through newspaper advt‚ are facing break down within 1 year. Wife lodges criminal cases under 498A. Police arrest the entire family of husband. Finally compromise is done for Rs 10 to 25 lakhs for withdrawing the case. If the marriage is not properly matched the entire family is affected. Many people are victim. If you are an unfortunate husband or his family
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Arranged versus free-choice Marriages Introduction: This research project is on whether or not arranged or free-choice marriages lower your divorce rates. An arranged marriage is a marriage that is established before involving oneself in a lengthy courtship‚ and often involves the arrangement of someone other than the persons getting married. These marriages are relatively rare‚ but still numerous in the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia. While a free choice marriage is when the unity
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Gay marriages - as this idea is a life style‚ its effect on all walks of life and beliefs of people in a country shall be studied to judge this question. No doubt in the past 50 years‚ social life has been under continuous change with the introduction and propagation of globalization. ’Gay (same sex) marriages’; is one of those topics which has come up often for discussion. India is no exception to this but as a country which has a significant cultural history; this question shall be investigated
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