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Would You Marry a Stranger?

While they are unpopular in the United


States, arranged marriages still exist in some
places around the world today. An arranged
marriage, as it’s most commonly known, is
one in which the parents select the spouse
for their children. There are two different
types of arranged marriages. The first type is
a forced arranged marriage, when the
parents or guardians select a spouse for their
child, and the individual child has no say in
the decision. In the second type, the child is
allowed to meet the selected spouse in These two have never met each other until
advance, and perhaps go on a few family this moment and are already getting
outings together before they have the power married. Weird right?
to approve or reject their parents’ selection. The latter type of arranged marriage tends
to be more common, especially in the 21st century.
In either case, the marriage does not depend on any feelings of love between the
couple beforehand; instead, their love for each other is expected to grow throughout the
marriage.

Love and Marriage


From a Western perspective, we might think that marriages not based on love are
doomed to failure or unhappiness, but this is usually not the case. One study done in
India in the 1980s used the Rubin Love Scale to measure the amount of love in a
relationship over the course of many years. In India, both autonomous and arranged
marriages are fairly common, so the researchers compared and contrasted their results.
They found that autonomous marriages start with a high amount of love, but the number
goes down steadily in future years. In arranged marriages, on the other hand, the
amount of love the couple feels starts relatively low, but it increases over time. By the
ten-year mark, arranged marriages experienced twice the amount of love as
autonomous marriages. Of course, some marriages are dysfunctional and even
abusive, but according to the study, those in arranged marriages generally enjoy
happier lives and lower divorce rates.

Sally and Leroy are living a happy life after an arranged marriage
Who Arranges?
Millions of people have had
arranged marriages in the past, and
millions still engage in the practice
today. Most modern arranged
marriages take place in the Middle
East and Far East, in countries like
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, India,
Bangladesh, Japan, and others. It has
become less popular in places like
This couple in India are having an arranged marriage.
China over the past few decades, as
the culture rapidly Westernizes and young people are beginning to value individual choice
more than family traditions and preferences.
Arranged marriage was much more universal in previous centuries, and was still
quite common across Europe until the 1700s. Immigrant families brought the practice to
America, where it still lingers among some minority groups. Today, some royal families
and elites around the world still arrange their marriages, to preserve royal heritage or
social status.

Reasons to Arrange
The reasons for arranging a marriage vary
widely based on location and era. Often, families
arrange the marriage of their child simply because it
is the custom. The basic idea is that the parents
know their children better than anyone else, so they
will have the wisdom and experience to pick the
perfect partner. It also gets the whole family more
involved in the relationship, allowing the marriage
to prosper with the help of respected elders and
family members.
Arranged marriage usually has practical
benefits as well. Parents will select a richer man for A girl has an arranged marriage with a rich man,
their daughter to marry to ensure her financial making the family wealthier.
security and social social standing. In many cultures, the right marriage can even raise the
status of a whole family. Marriages can also be political actions, whether they further the
family’s position in politics, establish political alliances for the future, or smooth over some past
conflicts. Poverty sometimes necessitates an arranged marriage when the parents can no
longer afford to care for their own daughter. Among immigrant populations such as in the United
States, parents set their children up with future spouses to ensure the child marries within their
own ethnicity.
Arranged marriages might seem unfamiliar and strange to certain people, but they are
actually fairly common around the world and have many individual and social benefits. Some
young people in China have begun to realize this — when a single person 30 years of age or
older and has not found a spouse, they will sometimes ask their parents to set up a marriage,
because it is easier and more reliable than continuing to date on their own. Some American
adults take this path, too, trusting their parents to know them and keep their best interests at
heart. Do you think you would ever consider marrying a stranger?
Directions: For each of the sections of the text, you added an applicable
text feature. For the first question, identify the text feature (picture, chart,
diagram, graph, etc.) and explain the specifics of the one you chose. For
the second question, explain why you selected the specific text feature
and how it connects to the text, i.e. what specific evidence is the feature
supporting?

Introduction
What text features did you include? (type and explanation of the feature)

Pictures and captions

Why did you include this specific feature? (include evidence from the text - what is
the feature supporting?)

The picture shows how an arranged marriage works. It supports


the idea that arranged marriages can be successful.
Love and Marriage
What text features did you include? (type and explanation of the feature)

Pictures and Captions

Why did you include this specific feature? (include evidence from the text - what is
the feature supporting?)
I put it to support the idea that arranged marriages are most times
successful and the couple loves each other as the marriage goes
on.

Who Arranges?
What text features did you include? (type and explanation of the feature)
Pictures and captions

Why did you include this specific feature? (include evidence from the text - what is
the feature supporting?)

I put it to show what an arranged marriage looks like. It’s


supporting that there are some places in the world that have
arranged marriages as a tradition.

Reasons to Arrange
What text features did you include? (type and explanation of the feature)

Pictures and captions

Why did you include this specific feature? (include evidence from the text - what is
the feature supporting?)

It’s supporting that having an arranged marriage can improve the


family’s status. Marrying into a rich family is a key reason on why
arranged marriages happen.
Double Check!

Be sure you have answered both


questions for each of the 4 sections/4
text features you added. Answers
should be in complete sentences.

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