on how we choose a spouse. The Indians have arranged marriages‚ the Chinese have online dating websites‚ and the Americans have social gatherings. All of the methods are different but do we find the the perfect partner? While on a field trip‚ Serena Nanda‚ met many young singles that was in the process of being arranged for marriage. She couldn’t understand‚ why these young men and women weren’t reluctant and against the idea of them being married off to a complete stranger that their parents picked
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101 30 November 2010 Ethnographic Review #2 I chose to do this report on the article “Arranging a Marriage in India” by Serena Nanda. This article contained the beliefs of the Indian natives on how marriage should be. In India‚ almost all marriages are arranged. They base their marriage on commitment‚ not on feelings. As their marriage progresses‚ the feelings develop. Serena asked a young college graduate who was in the process of having her marriage arranged a few questions. One of the questions
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family to limit chance of divorce or unhappiness. For a bride‚ looks are taken into consideration but character is of even more importance (Nanda). Since the character of a person is so highly valued and analyzed in marriage‚ it is made certain that the bride will be compatible with her new in-laws and that she will be a harmonious new addition to the family. In Serena Nanda’s experience of arranging a marriage‚ the mother refused certain people because she knew they would be incompatible and create nothing
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The notion of American family has changed through the years; that is the reason why modern North American kinship greatly differ from the patterns observed from the 1970s and other previous decades. According to Gezon and Kottak in the book Culture‚ family is defined as a group of people related either by blood or marriage. Like in any other society‚ the model of American kinship is influenced by culture‚ but it drastically differs when compared to other societies. According to the book‚ American
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“Now‚ she says‚ you must carry yourself with modesty‚ bow your head in the presence of men‚ and cover yourself with your shaw. Never look a man in the eye. Never allow yourself to be alone with a man who is not family… Once you are married‚ she says‚ you must eat your meal only after your husband has had his fill. Then you may have what remains. If he burps at the end of a meal‚ it is a sign that you have pleased him. If he turns to you in the night‚ you must give yourself to him‚ in the hopes that
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urban India‚ marriage is as much a concern of the families as it is of the individuals” (Serena Nanda‚ 1998). In finding a bride or groom‚ parents in India some factors are considered. Factors like family background/reputation‚ social status‚ number of daughters in a family‚ the potential groom job and skin color. Skin color plays an important role in finding a match‚ and this was acknowledged by Serena Nanda when she was told by her friend‚ who she thought her son holds all the ace in finding a
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Process Analysis THE STRATEGIES The process-analysis essay is an elementary but essential writing strategy. Most teachers prefer to teach it as the first expository form because all students have had experience giving and following directions and because composition students can use the skills that they have already studied in narration and description to explain the stages in a process. Like the chronology of events and the pattern of details‚ the stages in a process provide a plan for the process-analysis
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they are unfamiliar with‚ no nothing about them. I had the same mind as Serena Nanda who is the woman who got to experience it all while her trip to India. Of course my opinions had changed after reading the article‚ although I never had a problem with arranged marriages because I had been aware that some cultures do that as a lifestyle‚ but the idea of it kind of sounding like the parents are selling the daughter. As Serena mentions that how in the U.S we find the one we love and then marry after
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Horticulture is defined as "the production of plants using a simple nonmechanized technology" (Nanda and Warms 2006:148)‚ while Webster’s Dictionary defines horticulture as the art or science of growing fruits‚ vegetables‚ plants‚ flowers‚ or trees. When most people think of horticulture‚ they simply think of gardening or farming. Most people do not associate horticulture with culture itself or how horticulture relates to anthropology‚ or the study human culture. In all actuality‚ horticulture is
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Article 20 Arranging a Marriage in India Serena Nanda John Jay College of Criminal Justice Sister and doctor brother-in-law invite correspondence from North Indian professionals only‚ for a beautiful‚ talented‚ sophisticated‚ intelligent sister‚ 5’3"‚ slim‚ M.A. in textile design‚ father a senior civil officer. Would prefer immigrant doctors‚ between 26–29 years. Reply with full details and returnable photo. A well-settled uncle invites matrimonial correspondence from slim‚ fair‚ educated South
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