Arranged couples living here in the United States see that Western societal and cultural pressures differ from their homeland. Which is why some won't ask their children to accept an arranged marriage. In western society of course, arranged marriages are often looked down upon as being " Old fashioned" or out of date (Women's table). .
Throughout the subcontinent of Asia and Europe, the dominant portions of marriages are arranged. In India, nearly 95 percent of marriages are arranged. Marriages which have been set by the parents have declined in popularity, but still occur frequently in Middle Eastern countries, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Pakistan (Sumi, Kyoko). Many Indian families who have settled outside India still uphold this tradition. Often the most important aspect is the bond between the two families, rather then the relationships between the couple being married. Property or land with the aim of securing social status sometimes secures marriage agreements. Andris Skiereiga, a University of Nebraska at Omaha Sociology professor, said that wealthy families often arrange marriages to preserve their property (Sumi, Kyoko). Most parents would want their wealth to stay in-between the families they know and not to strangers. .
With a number of traditional African cultures (Olinka tribe for example) and Asian cultures (India comes to mind), it is common for women to have their mates already selected for them by both the women's and their mates" parents. (Women's table). When it comes to the choice of marriage, the children don't have much of it. Instead in this generation its much more modern, the parents would decide first if this person would be the right person, then give the child the choice. In the view of the child, this would not be easy because some parents would persuade their child to marry this person even though they choose not to.
Here in America, since arranged marriages are not as common as in the eastern countries, there are people (preferably men) who have been to jail for arranged marriages.
