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" A marriage that is established before a lengthy relationship. (The opposite to a love marriage, marriage would be considered the final step to consolidating the relationship.)" (9) Is the definition of arranged marriages.
Arranged Marriages serve many different purposes. Six purposes of arranged marriages would include: 1) help keep social balance, 2) maintain parental control, 3) preserve and continue ancestral traditions, 4) allow to "strengthen kinship group", 5) expand family ownership, and 6) allow elders to keep the "principle of endogamy(marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law(6), alive(2). In some societies, arranged marriages help maintain social balance by limiting the population count within certain social classes. Arranged marriages can also ensure that the "power" of the family stays between the parents. As a result, parents are able to maintain a stronger hold of parental control over their children. Also, the practice of arranged marriages are a strong part of some cultures tradition, and are therefore, keeping a tradition alive. Furthermore, purposes 4 and 5 can both be explained by a family wanting to strengthen their social status, finance status, or bloodline by practicing arranged marriages. Lastly, in the past, people were required(either by society or family) to be wed accordingly to their family or laws, it is because of this reason that people also participate in arranged marriages. Purposes of arranged marriages vary from culture to culture, but these are some of the usual reasons why this was such a popular practice.
The practice of arranged marriages go back a long time. The earliest known proof of arranged marriages ties back with Hinduism. Arranged marriage was thought to be a sacred relationship, and were arranged without any consent from either the bride or groom. Some factors that would influence who parents chose to marry their son/daughter would be family lineage, family background, financial status of the groom, and oddly enough, appearance(8).
Arranged Marriages serve many different purposes. Six purposes of arranged marriages would include: 1) help keep social balance, 2) maintain parental control, 3) preserve and continue ancestral traditions, 4) allow to "strengthen kinship group", 5) expand family ownership, and 6) allow elders to keep the "principle of endogamy(marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law(6), alive(2). In some societies, arranged marriages help maintain social balance by limiting the population count within certain social classes. Arranged marriages can also ensure that the "power" of the family stays between the parents. As a result, parents are able to maintain a stronger hold of parental control over their children. Also, the practice of arranged marriages are a strong part of some cultures tradition, and are therefore, keeping a tradition alive. Furthermore, purposes 4 and 5 can both be explained by a family wanting to strengthen their social status, finance status, or bloodline by practicing arranged marriages. Lastly, in the past, people were required(either by society or family) to be wed accordingly to their family or laws, it is because of this reason that people also participate in arranged marriages. Purposes of arranged marriages vary from culture to culture, but these are some of the usual reasons why this was such a popular practice.
The practice of arranged marriages go back a long time. The earliest known proof of arranged marriages ties back with Hinduism. Arranged marriage was thought to be a sacred relationship, and were arranged without any consent from either the bride or groom. Some factors that would influence who parents chose to marry their son/daughter would be family lineage, family background, financial status of the groom, and oddly enough, appearance(8).
