chosen primarily by someone other than the partners themselves. These other persons are

usually parents, but they may also be other kin, a matchmaker, or an agency. Because the

marriage partners may or may not be consulted, this situation implies a strong sense of

family loyalty." (Patricia Uberoi, p.15)

An arranged marriage is a type of mate selection in which the individual getting married

has little or no choice in selecting a spouse because family members-usually parents-

are more influential in the process.

In sociology, arranged marriages are viewed and studied as a particular form of mate

selection. Arranged Marriages add to the understanding of the functions of marriage,

types of social authority, and the nature of the families living in traditional societies.

However, arranged marriages are considered by North American standards, to

be unacceptable in principle when compared to choices available based on romantic love.

But arranged marriages are certainly not rare, as a large percentage of the worlds

population engages in this practice. Nonetheless, the conc

applied in today's societies, we can see that the study of arranged marriages helps in

analyzing societies going through transitions in which that are influenced by Western

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