Marriage And Marriage

Marriage is described as two people as partners in a personal relationship. There are two typical ideas of marriage that we know today. The first one that comes to mind is the one we all know, based on love, but there is another one that some may not even know of and its arranged marriages. Arranged marriage is not typically in our culture we know but in different cultures arranged marriages are their normal marriage. Throughout this essay, I will discuss the importance of realizing cultural diversity and how we apply the perspectives we gain from cross-cultural comparison to our own experience using central concepts about marriage to compare and contrast marriage in several cultures.

There are various customs and traditions for marriage in United States based on varying factors such as culture, social norms, and religion. There are no unique practices because most of practices are derived from other cultures. The marriage practices and customs revolve around wedding attire, before wedding, wedding ceremony, reception, and after wedding. White bridal dresses are worn with a veil in weddings. However, those not wedding for the first time can choose any color of bridal dresses apart from white. Before a wedding, most have bridal showers where the bride receives gifts from the guests. Preparation takes considerable time to plan a wedding. In a wedding, groomsmen and bridesmaids are included (Lilian, 2013). The bride’s father walks the bride down the aisle to indicate approval of the groom. “The typical 21st century wedding can now feature a supporting cast of stepparents, half-siblings, Dad's new girlfriend and her kids, the bride's first stepfather and his new wife, and sometimes even the bride and groom's ex-spouses” Wedding cakes are used and couples kiss as a form of endearment. Cakes are seen symbols of fertility. It is a custom for the newly married woman to

In “For better, for worse: Marriage means something different now,” Stephanie Coontz reveals the worldwide changes in people’s attitudes and behaviors towards marriage. According to Coontz, education and the social norms are the reasons why marriage has become nonessential. Being single and going through a divorce are more acceptable now. The motivations of marriage have turned from economic dependence into personal willingness. In fact, Coontz’s words make me wonder the true meaning of marriage. Even though the meaning has changed over times, I believed that I still hope to get married.

The change on the contemporary wedding, from what the society has been seeing in the 21st century, is phenomenal. People approach marriage very differently nowadays. Individuals still look for their “would-be” spouses. However, it's not for love or companionship purposes but convenience. In fact, Dr. Strohschein is quoted saying in the talk show says that marriage evolved to a "capstone" to an individual’s life and no longer a cornerstone of life as it used to be (Woodford, Luke, Grogan-Kaylor, Fredriksen-Goldsen, & Gutierrez, 2012). This paper explores Strohschein’s views in the light of sociological concepts and theoretical paradigm.

Cherlin concludes that although today’s society focuses on the ideas of independence and institutionalized what marriage once met, the symbol for marriage is just as significant as it was before. Marriage is now “something to be achieved through one’s own efforts rather than something to which one routinely accedes” (50). Cherlin’s overall tone is genuine, in search of an answer to explain the social change. It is informative to the fact that people should understand the change that occurred because of the social norm

Denise Ryan’s “Getting married in B.C. today more about choice than numbers,” illustrates multiple perspectives on the concept of marriage. Marriage is a memorable occasion; it allows individuals to exhibit their emotions and devote his/her love to one another. While the significance of marriage remains the same, society's ideologies have evolved in numerous ways.

The trend of wearing an all white wedding dress began with royalty during the Victorian era. Did you know that rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck and that peas are thrown at a Czech wedding instead of

Almost every little girl dreams of her wedding day. There is so much planning and preparation that goes into a wedding. There is the dress, venue, food, guest list, and so much more that is involved in a wedding. Mark Auslander’s essay explores the rituals of an average American wedding, and how some of these rituals have European ties.

In the late 1800’s through early 1900’s women and men were did not “tie the knot” like the women and men do in today’s day. In today’s world, women and men get married because they have many things in common, they are in love with each other, and they choose to get married to one another. In many stories written back then, readers can expect to read about how marriages were arranged and how many people were not having the wedded bliss marriage proclaims today.

Many years ago women were getting married and their job consisted just in having babies and raising them. They could not have a job, an opinion and they had to do everything their husband was ordering them without asking any questions. Those women were unhappy; they lived in poverty and constant fair of getting pregnant. However, today’s women live a different life; they have the right to express their feelings; they have equal rights in the society, and now marriage symbolize a union, a friendship, a partnership between a man and a women, unlike before when marriage meant nothing else but maturity.

Marriage is a ritual that marks a change in status for a man and a woman and the acceptance by society of the new family that is formed (Rosman & Rubel, 1981). Marriage, like other customs, is governed by rules (Rosman & Rubel, 1981). Anthropology has represented marriage as the definitive ritual and universally translatable regulative ideal of human societies (BORNEMAN, 1996). Marriage also the act of joining two persons of opposite sex together to become as husband and wife. Many people in the society have different opinions or outright misconception of the meaning of marriage. While some people see it as a union between a man and woman, others take it to mean an agreement made between a man

Weddings are hallmark ceremonies for officiating marriage, the recognized union between two individuals. Historically, arranged marriages were the most common and often conceived for the purpose of social or monetary benefit. Marrying on the basis of romantic love is a more recent concept, despite its popularization as the ideal foundation for marriage. In a novel titled The Wedding by Dorothy West, there is a noticeable absence of an actual wedding ceremony, although that scarcely means the novel is devoid of marriage. The book traces the past relationships and marriages within a family before culminating in the anticipation of its titular wedding.

When most people get married, it is always the traditional way of marriage-the jumping over the broom, cocktail hour, cheers & toasts, and party time. Even though going down the traditional path can have its benefits, it can also take a turn for the worse. Some advantages of having a traditional marriage is sticking to the simple way, everything is expected of you, and you could possibly feel more comfortable. On the other hand, having a traditional wedding can be a disadvantage because no one is expecting anything out of the ordinary and you will feel much more comfortable expressing yourself with your partner. Now, what happens when you don’t feel comfortable with your spouse and your marriage has taken a turn for the worse? Is it going to bring out the worse in both of you? Is it just easier to go down the traditional route? The easiest public argument to make in defense of traditional marriage is to focus on the benefits of marriage ( Richards,2012). However, do some of those benefits cause the roles of women to change?

"Marriage and Love", an article by Emma Goldman tackles the issue of marriage and the notion of free motherhood. Goldman argues that "love" and "marriage" are two concepts that simply can 't go together. She states that love has the ability to liberate its subject, empower him. However, marriage does quite the opposite; it’s an "economic arrangement", an "insurance pact", which traps the women and reduces their role to simply being objects owned by their husbands. According to Goldman, marriage is an institution condemned to failure. It 's born out of traditions, convenience and public opinion; certainly not out of love. Once married,

Today, the idea of marriage conjures images of bashful brides beautifully draped in all white, of grandiose flower arrangements climbing towards the ceiling, of romance personified. As an institution in this modern world, marriage represents the apex of romantic love, with an entire industry of magazines, movies, and television shows devoted to perpetuating marriage as an idealized symbol of the ultimate love between two people. Contrarily, as a sociological institution, marriage comes from much more clinical and impersonal origins, contrasting with the passion surrounding modern understandings of the institution. Notably, french anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss theorizes that the institution of marriage emerged from a need to form alliances between groups, with women functioning as the property exchanged so that such alliances could be solidified (Levi-Strauss).