In Islam, marriage is viewed as a religious duty and sacred social contract between bride and groom. ... To make the marriage legal according to civil and Islam law, the marriage process starts by signing a marriage contract with the supervision of marriage officers Madhu and two male witnesses. In the contract, both parties define various terms and conditions of their liking that both mutually agreed. After the bride family welcome us, the marriage process started by reading the terms in the contract in front of us. ... Then, the couple and two male witnesses signed the contract. ...

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Marriage is seen as a religious duty, moral safeguard and social necessity. ... Similar to the Christian practice of having a father give away the bride, Islam also dictates such a role called a wali, or guardian, who gives away the bride by signing a marriage contract. ... This gift can vary in form and value and is presented to the bride from the groom at the signing of the marriage contract. ...

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Marriage not a picnic for women in the 13th century, it was a contract. In this contract women had little to no say; they had to marry whoever picked them whether they loved them or not. ... That just furthered the point that Lusanna was out of her social class. Dowries were highly sought after in all the social classes but in order to marry one would have to have sizable dowry for their social class. ... He should, however, follow an example of a good family-head, who, when buying something, insists on examining the property many times before signing any contract. ...

• Word Count: 1704
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• Grade Level: High School

The novel's emphasis on Edna's social awakening helps to illuminate societal expectations of women during this time period and the sacrifices they must make to either conform to society or follow their hearts. ... In some ways, this is symbolic in the fact that she was trying to break the binding contract that her ring represented. ... To most of the women, and men, believed that this is how women and men's social spheres should be; and "the combination of these characteristics provided the promise of happiness and power to the Victorian woman, and without these no woman&#x...

• Word Count: 1289
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Introduction Marriage and family are key structures in many social orders. ... " Getting married is a legally and socially recognized status that is actually a contract between the concerned persons (usually two). ... The concept is explained by social conservatives as the structural units each playing its part like father, mother and children. ... In 21st century, this term has shaped even more complex definition because of complexity in social behaviors. ... However, this is a generalized concept and may not fit for every social life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Both parties of the relationship would sign a marriage contract and a copy of the contract would also be given to the parents of the wife. This would assure that if the couple would like a divorce, the reliability of the contract would remain dependable. Divorce clauses were included in the contract, which varied depending on the circumstances of the divorce. If a man divorced his wife with no fault of her own, he may be subject to lose twice the amount of the dowry fixed on the marriage contract, one third of his possessions he earned while married or even 100 blows with a cane. ... This impl...

• Word Count: 1560
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The primary focus and essential foundation of African society are social groups. These social groups are birth and marriage based. ... The concept of love is may be lost when it comes to the legal contract of marriage in the United States. ... Social pressures and social groups are a huge influencing factor when it comes to marriage. ... Social pressures and social groups are a huge influencing factor when it comes to marriage based relationships....

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Private law involves disputes between private citizens or entities, for example, contract law, family law and probate laws. ... Australian law states that no person can legally marry until the age of 18, or have sex until the age of 16, and it is socially unacceptable for people to have numerous partners. ... Types of punishment included revenge, social ridicule, ostracism, insulting, spearing (aimed at the leg, but sometimes resulted in death) and death by sorcery. ...

• Word Count: 614
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Amendment 2 received 62 percent of votes of support, denying those in same-sex unions the opportunity to enter into a legally binding marriage contract. ... Social conservatives got their vote after millions of dollars were used for the ballot drive to attempt to keep the court system from legalizing gay marriages in the state of Florida. ...

• Word Count: 363
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This minor restraint was social class. Social status influenced the sort of life a medieval woman might lead. ... As widows, these women were given the right to inherit property, sign contracts, and were able to sue anyone in court, on their own behalf. ... All though of a lower social status, the roles of women among the artisan class were equally important to the society of the Middle Ages. ... Along with participating actively among the social realm of the Middle Ages, women were slowly gaining more liberty in the midst of marriage issues. ...

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A woman's domain was in private life, which was more of a social custom than an official doctrine. ... Since this service was a legal institution, a legal contract was drawn up to determine the conditions and responsibilities of the involved parties. Women in Egypt were consistently involved in contracts, including marriage and divorce settlements. ... Anyone who had drawn up a marriage contract would have to honor those terms; those who hadn't could invest in a legal document if they wish. ... She could appear as a contracting partner in marriage, divorce, adoptions and even ...

• Word Count: 1824
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• Grade Level: High School

The Canterbury Tales, as a whole, exhibit different social conventions of the Fourteenth Century and exploit them for being a kind of facade. ... The Fourteenth Century was a restrictive time based on the social conventions of social hierarchy, gender, and religion. ... The upper class did not interact with the lower class due to their social divisions. ... The Canterbury Tales explores and exploits social conventions through different character's perspectives. Although, these characters are separated by social classes, there are overlapping themes throughout various stories. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An arranged marriage is "a contract between two individuals, brought about by the parents or family of the (individual) getting married, not the involved parties, yet based on mutual consent,"" according to the Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. ... "We live in a culture where marriage for love is the new social norm and the level of well-being in a relationship is measured by romance. ... When a premium is placed on passionate love, its easy to lose objectivity, leading to unrealistic expectations of marriage and often blinding lovers to real-life issues such as financial an...

• Word Count: 821
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Muslim women may only work in industries that are traditionally for women e.g. nursing, teaching, social work etc. ... Islam allows Muslim women to control and manage their own business contracts and finances, which indicates that women are equal to men in this regard: "And wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you excel the others. ... Consequently, as Islam is an avid believer of marriage and has set, specific rules and regulations regarding the marriage contract. ... The Qur"an states that all women are expected and are obligated to educate themselves in both religious and...

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• Grade Level: High School

Wollstonecraft wrote a book titled "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" it focuses on how women should be declared, the same rights as men to an education, as well as other civil opportunities. Wollstonecraft was born in London 1759. Mary's father Edward John Wollstonecraft bullied and mistreated...

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(B,C,D,G,H)As far as social standings goes, the man of law was a member of the middle class; which at that time was rapidly rising. With his profession being a lawyer, his responsibilities included acting as a judge and drawing up contracts. ... The lack of description could also suggest that there was nothing extravagant or out of the ordinary about this man; therefore, reiterating the fact of his social class. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They can be emotional, mental, social, physical, or even financial. ... For example, if you contract HPV (more commonly known as genital warts), they have to be burned off with a laser. ... The social security numbers of both parents are placed on the child's birth certificate. ...

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Although they were allowed to choose who they wanted to marry, many were persuaded to choose someone of a higher class because their social standing depended solely on their husband's class. ... Husband and wife had the same rights, so everything they owned was equally shared and a marriage contract was often written to show the agreement the man made with the woman (Fell 58). ... The new government changed marriage and instead of getting to decide who they wanted to marry, women were bound by "an economic contract, arranged by the father without need to consult his daughter. ...

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Out of This Furnace is a story about white, European immigrants, but draws some extraordinarily close similarities to the life of a freed slave after the Civil War, similarities regarding social standing, economic situation, and quality of life. ... Stipulations of sharecropping contracts would mandate a percentage of the crop, and forced the ex-slaves to maintain the land, a job which was never finished. Ex-slaves who signed on to become sharecroppers often never left that land again, because their contract forced them to stay. ... Both groups faced economic entrapment, poverty, and prejudi...

• Word Count: 1427
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• Grade Level: High School

In this sense, an increase in divorce signals social progress" (James 487). ... In his essay Kramer equates elevated divorce rates with social progress lending credence to the narcissistic perspective of "me" not "we" thereby trivializing the institution marriage. ... " When considering how Hollywood stars view marriage it is not surprising that divorce is considered social progress. ... In this sense, an increase in divorce signals social progress," blaming the self-help movement of the 1970's for the skyrocket of divorce (James 487). ... Marriag...

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However, the most troublesome self-isolation comes from Catherine and her blatant disregard for true love in order to be socially accepted. ... First, she loves Heathcliff but cannot give herself to him because of her social concerns, and then Edgar, a socially acceptable mate, professes his love that she does not return. ... Catherine believes that by marrying Edgar, she will ease social pressure, and sadly, she believes that she can still be one with Heathcliff. Unfortunately this is impossible, Catherine will be alienating Heathcliff, and he, having lost his love and only friend, will be pu...

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There can be found several themes in Jude the Obscure, which show and somehow explain the Victorian era and the way people were influenced by social conventions. ... Not only desires such as becoming a well educated scholar and experiencing the state of equality of social classes are included, but especially the theme of marriage creates the major theme in the novel. The main characters, Jude and Sue do not achieve the happiness in their relationship since they are limited by the social conventions and by incomprehension of people around. ... The subtitle "The letter killeth" symbo...

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Has marriage stopped to be either a business or profound contract, and become more natural, and household, as our desires change? ... A typical abstain among those contending against permitting same-sex marriage is that doing so would modify a long-standing trans-social meaning of marriage. ...

• Word Count: 876
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The issue has taken the place of an important social problem. ... The contract was as following; when my father had enough profits to take care of my mother and raise a family they would get married. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Also, women could not enter into a contract without her husband's signed say-so, nor could they have a credit card, open a bank account or deal with any of the financial part of the marriage. ... Marriage was therefore socially and economically important to a woman, they would not be able to live a decent life without a man. ...

• Word Count: 636
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