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How religions affect marriage
Arranged Marriages in India

Arange Marriages in India

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on 2009-05-07
- Indian culture and tradition.
- the parents or the family elders choose the future spouse for the would-be bride or groom
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- - rranged marriage, the consent of the prospective bride or groom holds primary importance
  - Arranged marriages are neatly woven into the fabric of the Indian society
  - 95% of the marriages in India are arranged by the parents or family
  - Most of the Indian youths still strongly endorse arranged marriages
  - 21st century most of the Indians prefer arranged marriages to love marriages
  - 70% of the Indian youths think that their parents should fix their marriages
NGO organises marriage of 422 young widows - ScreenIndia.Com

NGO organises marriage of 422 young widows

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- Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Trust, a non-governmental organisation, has arranged marriages of 422 young widows, orphans and poor girls over the last 15 months
- 500 orphans in eight orphanage homes and 2,500 families of identified widows are presently being adopted by the trust
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- - The trust got financial assistance of Rs 4.05 crore from people last year while the expenditure was Rs 4.25 crore,
  - The trust has 70 branches across the state including in far-flung areas like Tangdhar, Doda, Balisa, Kishtwar and Uri
  - an orphanage and a school are being constructed at Sopore for which government has assured donation of land
child marriage in India | Parenting Magazine - Parenting tips for Indian children

Child marriage - discussion

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on 2009-05-07
- The old concept of marriage was a narrow one which limited the progress of a girl child
- a female child was always directed towards household values
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- - learn to cook and sew at an early age and school dropouts were hurriedly married so as to discourage any probability of elopement
  - This was a very orthodox value which was followed by many village folks
  - Matrimony is very confusing to little minds
  - Elders expect them to obey and cherish customs
  - heir freedom is much curbed and they get into the bearing children and taking care of a huge family at a tender age
  - During India’s freedom struggle, many leaders opposed child marriage and made an emphatic display through street plays and slogans to ban the same
  - eople still believe in child marriage in certain parts of India
  - India is emerging as a dynamic country with many feats
    
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  - Children should be given the wealth of education; their health should be supported and cared for
  - Nutrition is vital for a girl child and often over looked owing to early motherhood and related gynecological problems
Teen marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

info on religious marriage

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on 2009-05-05
- more people getting educated and they concern many things before the couple get marriage
- Religion maybe a conflict in the marriage depending on what people think
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- - show a factor for young people getting marriage in our early history
  - religious turn themselves to against the teen marriage because people get more educated and know that the message give to first generation is wrong
  - religiosity may influence young people’s attitudes and values, and keep them away from things that they should not do before they are adults, like sex and marriage
  - religion give positive impact on teen marriage and shows the pregnancy rate drop since 1991
  - Religion is a factor for young people to get married, but it is less impact than others factor such as cultural, family, and education
  - religion gives more and more positive impact to reduce teen marriage.
Marriage Laws in India - Indian Laws on Marriages - Indian Wedding Laws

Marriage Legalities in India

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on 2009-05-05
- various legalities involved in marriages of
  different religion and community
- each citizen of India
  is entitled to have his own personal laws in the matter of marriage and
  divorce
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- - India being a cosmopolitan country
    accepts personal laws of its citizen
  - all marriages should be
    registered to make it legal
  - Hindu Marriage Act, Muslim Marriage Act, and Christian Marriage Act and
    for the Parsee there is Parsee Marriage and Divorce Act
  - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
    
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  - Muslims
    
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  - Parsee Marriage & Divorce
    Act, 1939
    
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  - Special Marriage Act, 1954
    
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  - So whatever be your religion it is important to legalize your
    marriage ceremony
  - India being a tolerant and unbiased country there is
    place for every community and religion as personal laws of every
    religion states the rules and regulations to be followed while marriage
Prevalence of child marriage in India fuels pregnancy, fertility risks .:. NewKerala - India 's Top Online Newspaper

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on 2009-05-03
- that nearly half of adult Indian women aged 20 to 24 married before the legal age of 18.
- These child marriages were significantly associated with poor fertility outcomes, such as unwanted and terminated pregnancies, repeat childbirths in less than 24 months, and increased sterilisation rates.
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- - 44.5 percent of women aged 22 to 24 were married before age 18. More than one in five - 22.6 percent - were married before age 16, while 2.6 percent were married before age 13
Pregnancy first, marriage later - India - The Times of India

article on pregnancy first, then marriage

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Prevalence of child marriage in India fuels pregnancy, fertility risks

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Indian Family Laws - Dowry Law Misuse(IPC 498A) By Indian Women

family laws

muslim, hindu, christian

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- Abortion in India is illegal.
- Majority of the people believe that abortion is illegal in
  India, but in special circumstances when the woman doesn’t really have a choice
  abortion is allowed.
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- - to when abortion is legal or not are under
    the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and it also provides for special
    situations in which a woman has the right to have an abortion for her own peace
    of mind, like when she was raped
  - Abortions for unmarried women are done on the basis of the
    assumption that having a child would constitute grave injury to their mental
    health
  - the doctor has to take into consideration the current
    financial and other conditions (like age) of the woman
  - need the opinion of doctor(s) to state that it would cause
    such grave injury.
  - well established that marital relationships should be
    safeguarded from every possible angle
  - Inter religious marriages in India are basically governed by the Special
    Marriage Act
  - The marriage between Christians in India can either be under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, or
    the Special Marriage Act
Intercultural Marriage In India, Mixed Marriages In India, Inter Religious Marriages in india

Intercultural Marriage In India, mixed marriages

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on 2009-05-01
- Those intercultural marriages are seen to succeed where couples show immense reserves of strength, fortitude and staying power in dealing with the reality of building lives together under complex circumstances which often involve constant jitters like how parents will react and what relatives will think.
- even if family and friends on both sides of the marriage are supportive, there will always be naysayers predicting early demise of the relationship
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- - Intercultural and interreligious marriages work best when the people involved are honest to themselves and to those around them
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Teen pregnancies higher in India than even UK, US- Travel & Leisure-The Economic Times

Information for teen pregnancy

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Teen Pregnancy - womenshealthchannel

notes:
rates
birth control practice etc

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- health risks for the baby
- more likely to suffer health, social, and emotional problems
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- - premature labor
  - more likely to drop out of school
  - increased rates of alcohol and substance abuse, lower educational level, and reduced earning potential in teen fathers
Teen, Teenage Pregnancy - Pregnant, Abortion Alternative, Crisis, Adoption, Adopt, Baby -

facts

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Our Health, Our Futures - Sexual Issues - Teen Pregnancy, p. 2 - Statistics

American details for teenage pregnancy

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- 18% of U.S teens have experienced sex prior to the age of fifteen
- By age twenty 40%of white women and 64% of black women will have experienced at least one pregnancy
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- - 3 million out of 12 million teens are affected by sexually
  - 50% of adolescents who have a baby become pregnant again within two years of the first birth
  - Every 26 seconds another adolescent becomes pregnant
    Every 56 seconds another adolescent gives birth
Our Health, Our Futures - Sexual Issues - Teen Pregnancy

feelings on pregnancy - being a mom

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- Becoming a parent involves emotion, compassion, dedication, strength, knowledge, protectiveness, and being able to financially support the child.
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