Three Perspectives

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people within the community might play a role in the arranged marriage.

5. How might the rules differ on arranged marriage in different societies?

This looks at all the different factors that come into play in the different societies around the world. The rules of arranged marriage such as age, ceremony, people attending the wedding (bridesmaids, groomsman) and any customs.

Anthropology:

How might culture and religion play a role in the arranged marriage?

This looks at how culture and religion plays a role in the arranged marriage. This could mean factors including age, where the ceremony might take place, the severity of divorce etc might differ depending on the culture and religion.

Why are arranged marriages still occurring in North America?

This looks at whether the people still undergoing arranged marriage are originally from North America or if they have immigrated from another country, or maybe they were born in North America and are following customs that their family brought from another country. Or it could also look at if they are caucasian and born in North America.

Where is arranged marriage most common in the world?

This looks at the different communities around the world and where arranged marriage is majorly occurring. This trend may give a better insight to what is going on in different places in the world. This will also look at the way different people live and look at marriage in different parts of the globe.

4. How might arranged marriages in North America differ from different parts of the world?

This looks at the population of people that get married as a whole, and compares and contrasts the different geographical locations of people who get married. This could also, mean looking at the arranged marriages in North America and comparing them to arranged marriages that happen in the middle east, for example.

5. How might the consequences be different if the marriage fails or the person does not go through with it, based on culture and religion?

This looks at how the consequences of divorce (if even allowed), or if someone backs out of the marriage, or if they do not marry the person they are supposed to. In different cultures and religions, the severity of these things differs, and it compares what may happen if someone were to go against the rules of their culture or religion.