Essays on Institution Of Marriage

The cinematic medium of aesthetic expression has come to gain the strongest footing in the hierarchy of artistic works across the entire world in the present times. Stalwart filmmakers and their quintessential works have come to gain the accolades of the world’s audience as well as the scholarly film critics. Lars von Trier is surely one of the most acclaimed directors in the history of cinema. The filmmaker has left a mark on the realm of cinema with his unique style and portrayal. It is truly intriguing to note how Lars von Trier uses the cinematic techniques and ...

The play “The Importance of being Earnest” was written by Oscar Wilde, and was first seen in a theater in 1895. The play is a comedy which uses various literary techniques to bring out various themes in the Victorian era. Irony is a major literary technique in the play in which the protagonist named Jack uses the name Earnest as an alibi whenever he wishes to escape from his reality. He has created an imaginary character in his head in which he has a younger brother by the name Earnest (Wilde 15). In his real world, he is however ...

Literary works have always been the mirrors of the society, and many of them have come to critique the subjugation of women. One can take into consideration the literary works, The Awakening, by Kate Chopin and Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House that delve into the influences of the society and the family in oppressing women. The respective narratives would lead to a better comprehension of the intricate influences and experiences that finally pave the way of the emancipation of the characters of Edna and Nora from the shackles of patriarchy and subjugation. A comparative analysis of the ...

Family is an important social institution of society. Family`s activities (relationships between parents, parents and children, methods of upbringing and others) are determined by the system of legal and social norms. The original foundation of family relations is marriage. Marriage in human society is considered to be the only acceptable, socially approved and fixed by law form of allowed and also mandatory sex relations of spouses (Strong & Cohen 142). Marriage is a set of formal regulations defining the rights, duties and privileges of a husband to his wife, and two of them in relation to their children, relatives ...

Abstract

Society often finds itself constructing a structural model it uses to determine whether people are best suited for marriage. Culture plays a central role in the construction of that model and through it, people get to see the perfections and imperfections they can live or without in marriage. Before making a choice for a marriage partner, many people always want to be sure whether their partners are the best choices and how their cultures interplay with theirs. If the two cultures are way different, and no one is willing to compromise, then that marriage is bound to fail or ...

Regardless of one's gender, one of the most important -- if not most important -- relationships they will enter into during their lifetimes is marriage. Generally speaking, the institution of marriage means many things to many different individuals, as well as cultures. Holy matrimony in the US has a set of ideals, expectations, and social mores that are unique to the relationship, lending it a special distinction among human relationships, and making a statement about human nature. The ideal of marriage is something that children usually observe in practice as they grow up. By observing their own parents, they learn what ...

Same sex marriages are those marriages whereby members of the same gender come together and form a family. In same sex marriages, persons who are of the same biological anatomy in terms of sex engage in a family relationship. When both parties are men they are said to be homosexual while when both parties are women, they are said to be lesbians. Same sex marriages are an emerging issue because a few centuries ago; it was rare to hear about cases of gay marriages. Most countries had laws in their supreme laws that defined a marriage as the relationship between woman and a man ...

In A Doll House, Henrik Ibsen writes about a topic that seems so vital to him, this is the social life and duties of persons in society. This time round he chooses to use the institution of marriage and a home. Ibsen intended that the reader sees the position of a woman in this society as she seems caged in the whole institution of marriage. This is seen through the relationship that exists between Nora Helmer and her beloved husband Torvald Helmer and to some extent Nora’s father. In fact all the life that Norah lives, she conforms to societal norms ...

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Same sex marriage has become a polarizing issue in both state and national politics as well as religious platforms. In the United States alone, fourteen states including California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Washington among others, states have legalized same sex marriages either through court decisions, state legislations or through popular votes. Research also reveals that voters in about 10 states in the United States of America passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the relationship between one woman and one man. However, some other states such as Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Kentucky, and Missouri among several others have banned same ...

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Homosexuality and gay relationships are some of the most controversial issues in the contemporary world. Proponents such as civil and human rights activists support homosexuality and gay unions while religious organizations oppose these issues. Almost all Christian denominations are opposed to homosexuality and gay marriages with the Catholic Church being at the forefront (Songy, 239). Interestingly, numerous allegations of homosexuality and gay relationships among the leaders of the Catholic Church have surfaced over the last decade adding to the controversy of the issue. The general guideline according to the Catholic Church on marriage is, “a faithful lifelong and exclusive ...

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Gay marriage is perhaps the most controversial social dilemma. Mention of such issues would certainly stir emotional responses leading to a debate. Despite the long standing debate on this issue, gay marriage remains an unresolved topic that will continually have social, political and psychological implications as it threatens the long-held tradition of marriage along with its naturalistic procreation and parenting principles. Despite the growing support for gay marriage, it is difficult to penetrate the cultural and social institutions that have been structured to support marriage between opposite sex. As observed by Hunter, same-sex marriage will create more questions and complicate ...

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Marriage is an agreement and contract between a man and a woman. Can one call a union between two men or two women marriage? Just calling a relation by the name marriage doesn’t make it marriage. After all there are biological, physiological, and psychological distinctions between men and women that make them complement each other in marriage. The purpose of this essay is to look into same-sex “marriage” and how can it be harmful to the society?

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The institution of marriage was evolving at its pace, but things changed ounce the same-sex marriage came on the scene. Generally speaking, marriage is defined ...

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The Canterbury tales are a compilation of 20 stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The tales cover different themes written in the Middle English language of the 14th century. Most of the tales were written in parts. The manner in which Geoffrey Chaucer describes the characters as well as the incorporation of elements such as sarcasm and irony portrays a critic of the English society, specifically the church (Ackroyd, Peter & Chaucer 2). This essay explores two of the Canterbury tales: “The Clerks Tale” and “The Franklin’s Tale”. The aim of the essay is to provide the similarities and the differences between ...

Gay marriage remains one of the controversial issues in American politics. One of the critical topics associated with gay couples entails adoption of children for foster care. The issue of gay couples to adopt children is one of the political issues in the United States. These are based on the fact that the voters’ decision focus on the issue as one of the agendas towards elections. The political history and election decisions are based on whether the candidates support the gay adoption or not. Adoption of children by gay couples for foster care has been legalized in various states. ...

Marriage is a form of interpersonal relationship that is established by individuals in various parts of the globe in order to form what is referred to as familial bond (George and Elshtain 43). The bond formed due to marriage is recognized by various institutions that include the legal, religious and even the general society. The various partners in marriage usually have mutual responsibility and conjugal rights depending on how they agree to handle their marriage. Marriage definition differs from one society to the other and even some of the cultures have regulations that guide marriage. Even though cultures have ...

Impact of Homosexuality: The Context of Canadian Society

Homosexuality has been a contested issue with most of the societies are divided among two viewpoints, i.e. restrictive and inclusive. The term restrictive has been used by scholars to represent those who want to restrict the participation of lesbian and gay in the church. They have opposed homosexuality by arguing that it is a revolt against God's order that will corrupt human lives. They have further developed their line of argument; details of these are beyond the scope of this essay. Inclusive category represents those who do not have objections with including homosexuals in church activities. Canadian society also faces ...

The same-sex relationships have existed as long as the humanity did and have been documented thousands of years ago. They have not been seen unnatural in many cultures and religions, while being banned in others. The Western civilization’s prevalent religion has been Christianity for almost two thousand years, and it condemned homosexuality as a sinful act. However, the democratization of the countries and separation of church from the government have marked a turning point for the reformation of many institutions of the civil society. Nowadays, the problem of the same-sex marriage bans is an extremely hot topic, as people are ...

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The debate on the prominent issue of same-sex marriage has been very popular in many societies. With the passage of time, the countries are revising their legal policies, rules and regulations. There are some scenarios where people are demanding more flexible rules in order to satisfy themselves. One of such case is of same-sex marriage. People are insisting their local governments for making the same-sex marriage, which is a marriage between two people who are having same biological sexes. There are many countries that have completely refuted this concept of same-sex marriage. Some examples of these countries are Pakistan, Saudi ...

The legalization of gay marriages has become a polarizing issue in the social, political, and religious fronts in the United States and across the borders. Different states in the United States have taken independent conflicting stance on the legalization of gay marriages. Seventeen states have legalized gay marriages while 33 other have considered such marriages unlawful. While some people believe that, gay partners should get equal chances in the society to express their social orientations, others consider such marriages to contradict the traditional definitions of the institution of marriage. These opponents believe that the traditional definition of the institution of ...

“The Story of an Hour,” “I Want a Wife” and “Trifles” all touch on the subject of marriage and especially the role of a woman according to the standards set by society. They highlight the irony of married women, though sailing in the same boat that is marriage; all face the same problems all on their own. In the three stories, the importance of a woman is secondary to the man in the institution of marriage. Perhaps one of the more prominent themes in all the three books is how both genders identify with each other and their accepted defined roles ...

The issue of gay marriages is a dominating topic in the twenty first century. The same sex marriages are not particularly conventional and thus have been rejected in most of the societies in the world. Religion forms a basis for the rejection. The basis for their argument is the fact that is God have wanted same sex to marry, he would have not created the opposite sex. However, there is support for this in numerous parts of the world as more people warm up to the idea of same sex marriage. This paper focuses on the effects of gay marriages on ...

Every citizen of the United States cherishes the American Dream of being free and equal within his or her heart. Keeping this dream in mind, it may seem that equal rights for homosexuals are being justly supported in the American society. However, when members of this society are asked about the opinion about homosexual marriage, it seems that the American society is not truly in favor of gay equality as it may appear to be. The recently debated public votes showed that most of Americans voted for the Constitutional Amendment, which bans homosexual marriage. Ironically, all of these Americans ...

Mark Warr carries out his research using a paper by Sampson and Laub (1993) as a starting point. Sampson and Laub have proposed that life-course transitions such as marriage, employment, and entry into the military may have significant effect on criminal behavior. Sampson and Laub had also sought to examine criminal behavior over a subject's entire life and not just the teenage years. The carried out this research on data from the 1950s which has known for its comprehensiveness. They had found that marriage and job stability had significant effect on criminal behavior in adulthood. Warr argues that their analysis is not ...

Introduction

Marriage is a very important part of life for any human as it carries with it has several benefits among them healthy living, life insurance, stability, tax refunds and pension funds for spouses. Of the many benefits of marriage is the right to be able to acquire children since married gay couples stand a chance to legally adopt children and raise them as their own. The act of marriage also helps in creating a social, economic and sentimental settings that leads to effective child-rearing Marriage should not only be an entity for straight people but all should be accorded the rights and ...

Marriage is a social institution that involves the union of two parties to form one entity called the family. Traditionally, marriage has been a union of two parties from both sexes; a man and a woman. However, lately some jurisdictions in the world have allowed unions of parties from the same sexes. Marriage has evolved over time. It was seen as an institution that gave rise to a family. For that reason, marriage and family have been interrelated and interconnected. Several factors have been taken into consideration by persons in the identification of a partner. Indeed, it is has often been against the law to ...

Love is difficult to define as a concept; it carries philosophical, social, cultural, political, biological and even spiritual meanings to many people for many different reasons. However, despite the differences in culture and attitude, love is an enduring concept that is found in most, if not all, modern cultures. As people, we are bound to others in a need for connection and bonding, but what fuels that connection? Is the thing that powers our need to love the same as mental illness? Is it a biological imperative or a social one, and is it healthy either way? It is my belief that love ...

-In his "Essay on Man", Alexander Pope offers a reasonable argument to, as he puts it, vindicate the ways of God to men. Compare the assertions he makes about man's plight and the state of society with the Christian worldview of the same. Pay particular attention to the final lines of the poem. Alexander Pope’s seminal essay is probably one of the greatest poems ever written although it has also been criticised as being too rigid with regards to man’s independence. Pope acknowledges that man is suffering and his plight is great but he asserted that the ...

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In the contemporary world, gay marriage has been an issue that has seen the rise of arguments and controversies in the church today. This issue of gay marriage has been with a lot of debate. Many people have taken different positions on this matter.Most of the reasons that are given against gay marriages do not hold up. To many, it looks awkward to have two people of the same sex to get married. This is the case because Most of the arguments that are against gay marriage are based on religious principles. It is religious institutions that first brought this ...

- Agreement Items I strongly agree with the assertion that couples who live happily leads productive lives. It is important to understand that the institution of marriage is founded on the principle of love, trust and communication. For any marriage to be successful there is a need for the stability of these three elements. First of all, love promotes fairness within the unit of marriage such that there is no single partner who would be overburdened by the other. Trust is meant to make sure that love always transcends from deep down the hearts of the marriage partners. This ...

Cohabitation before marriage has been a sensitive issue not only in the United State but also in other places in the world. First of all, it is important to note that the institution of marriage is a covenant that has its own regulations and governing rules. Society as whole, in most cases, has viewed marriage as the source of companionship and child bearing. However, the maintenance of the covenant in a marriage is a subject that has been difficult for many couple today. Many researchers both in the academia and within other fields have embarked on research to determine some of the reasons ...

Dalma Heyn's book Marriage Shock tries to explain why many women are not satisfied in their marriages and why most divorce cases are initiated by women. As the name suggests, the book tries to show the shock that people, women especially get when they get into the institution of marriage. According to Dalma, many women's frustrations in marriage result from the cultural view of what marriage is supposed to be like and what is expected of an ideal wife. After people get married there are unwritten rules in the society that govern marriage and dictate the way in which ...

Abolishing the Concept of Voidable Marriage

Introduction The institution of marriage is protected not only as a societal norm but also as an institution of the law. Family law essentially captures the legal connotations that marriage implies on persons and institutions. The concept of voidable marriages sits comfortably under the purview of marriages and is guided by a body of statutes with the overriding objective usually being the provision of fairness to both parties. The law suffices for man and its ideal purpose is to provide justice and fairness to all without fear or favour. Statutes in relation to marriages inherently showcase the same spirit of ...

The fight for same sex marriage rights has been equated with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s, which fought for the equal rights of the African American community before the law. Just like the African Americans, gay rights activists are the minority in their fight for equal marriage rights in the constitution. Their campaign is supported by increasing public opinion and a clear shift in the political class to favor their cause. The opponents of the movement remain strong and have the constitution on their side. The debate on whether equal marriage rights will happen is no longer a matter of ...

Arguably, in the 21st century a lot of changes has taken place, whereby controversial issues develop each an every day. Many, people may argue that the changes taking place could be as a result of technology, degradation of moral values, or lack of norms in society, others, on the other hand, may assert that the changes are inevitable, and nature is just taking its course. Undeniably, the debate on gay marriages has become a contentious and prominent issue in the world. In this case, view differs on whether to legalize or illegalize the issue. The religious groups have held their positions firmly, ...

Since the beginning of time humanity has always fought for issues. Some of these issues are legitimate and some are not; the latest contention in America today is the legalizing of same sex marriage. While some may oppose the legalizing of same sex marriages, same sex couples deserve equal and fair treatment under the law. The pursuit of happiness as stated in the constitution is one of the biggest argument for same sex marriage, contrary to what gays and lesbians think, their pursuit of happiness is not taken from them.

The biggest fights in America are the fights for ...

Dada is a style of theatre and performance that emphasizes chaos in lieu of order and civility. The irrational is king; Dadaists believe that colonialism and capitalism are the reasons that people go to war, using 'logic' and 'reason' to allow these terrible things to happen. With this in mind, Dadaist plays and playwrights sought to emphasize the silly, the abstract and the idiotic. This is indicative in several plays and works of the early 20th century, and Dadaist works that continue to this day. In this essay, we will examine the history of Dada, the ways in which it ...

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Marriages have always had controversial issues since time immemorial. Among the latest controversial issue is the marriage of homosexuals. Debate ranges on about whether homosexuals should be able to marry. Traditionally, marriage has been a sacred union between a male and female for the sole purpose of creating a family. However, times have changed and people have a completely different view on the institution of marriage. With introduction of various laws that support the rights of minority groups such as homosexuals, it is common to find same sex unions in several countries. “There is more freedom in most countries and people discuss the ...

Gay marriage is a controversial social practice within the United States. Jost, an editor at Sage Publications, explains in his article entitled “Marriage Showdowns: Will Voters Bar Marriage” that “seven states have legalized gay marriage while more than 26 states have had either constitutional amendments that prohibit gay marriage or statutory bans (Jost 3). Friedman's book entitled Gay Marriage explains that the existing policy on gay marriage is based on the provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that was passed by the federal government in 1996 (Friedman 31). DOMA defines a marriage as a union between a man and woman and ...