Marriage Throughout Different Cultures: Introduction To Cultural Anthropology
Marriage Throughout Different Cultures
Maurice Pearcey
ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Instructor: James Turner
September 29, 2013
Marriage is a personal accomplishment for me. Having a wife then to create a family with her and providing for them, is a rite a passage for most African American males. Most African Americans get married but chances of the marriage lasting are slim. My parents were together for 15 years before they divorced but before the split I was able to witness the idea of a family. I thought marriage was the same everywhere until I traveled to different regions of the world. I always knew that marriage was between a man and a woman. I also knew that all cultures had similar rules of engagement when it came to marriage practices. I was sadly mistaken with what I thought of this world when the topic of marriage was expressed. Throughout my military career I was fortunate to witness marriages in different parts of the world. While in Sri Lanka I was a part of a wedding that practiced Hindu traditions, in Kuwait I seen a …show more content…
Until recently, these same-sex marriages are becoming recognized as a legitimate form of union. In fact, societal ideals found this coupling as a social faux pas and were uneasy with accepting a marriage of this type. “Opponents of legalization warn that granting marital status to lesbians and gay men would threaten the institution of marriage and undermine the family,” (Taylor, Peplau & Sears, 2006,). Through the legalization process this arrangement has become more acceptable and the civil unions between same-sex marriages have increased, and with all of these ramifications the approval rate of this types of marriages are still low. “The majority of Americans disapprove of same-sex marriage. In recent national polls, two thirds of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex
Maurice Pearcey
ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Instructor: James Turner
September 29, 2013
Marriage is a personal accomplishment for me. Having a wife then to create a family with her and providing for them, is a rite a passage for most African American males. Most African Americans get married but chances of the marriage lasting are slim. My parents were together for 15 years before they divorced but before the split I was able to witness the idea of a family. I thought marriage was the same everywhere until I traveled to different regions of the world. I always knew that marriage was between a man and a woman. I also knew that all cultures had similar rules of engagement when it came to marriage practices. I was sadly mistaken with what I thought of this world when the topic of marriage was expressed. Throughout my military career I was fortunate to witness marriages in different parts of the world. While in Sri Lanka I was a part of a wedding that practiced Hindu traditions, in Kuwait I seen a …show more content…
Until recently, these same-sex marriages are becoming recognized as a legitimate form of union. In fact, societal ideals found this coupling as a social faux pas and were uneasy with accepting a marriage of this type. “Opponents of legalization warn that granting marital status to lesbians and gay men would threaten the institution of marriage and undermine the family,” (Taylor, Peplau & Sears, 2006,). Through the legalization process this arrangement has become more acceptable and the civil unions between same-sex marriages have increased, and with all of these ramifications the approval rate of this types of marriages are still low. “The majority of Americans disapprove of same-sex marriage. In recent national polls, two thirds of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex