ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Himalayas, Bride Price
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Many indo-canadians value arranged marriages because they see the success of their parent"s arranged marriage in north america today, indian families use a modified version of the traditional arranged marriage. No long called arranging is now suggesting. Not only do the two individuals have to be attracted to each other, a family-to-family bond must exist as well. Types of marriage in canada the only legal type of marriage is monogamous between two partners there are two types of marriage: Polygamy a form of marriage that involves multiple partners there are two types of polygamy: Polygyny a form of marriage between one husband and multiple wives. Permitted in about 80% of world"s cultures. Polyandry a form of marriage with one wife and multiple husbands. Practiced is less than 1% of world"s cultures. Many monogamists believe polygamous marriages are about having multiple sexual partners, but there are many other social and economic reasons for these marriages.
