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INTRODUCTION Marriage, social institution uniting men and women in
special forms of mutual dependence, often for the purpose of
founding and maintaining families. In view of the necessity for
children to undergo a long period of development before attaining
maturity, the care of children during their years of relative
helplessness appears to have been the chief incentive for the
evolution of the family structure. Marriage as a contract between a
man and a woman has existed since ancient times. As a social
practice, entered into through a public act, it reflects the
purposes, character, and customs of the society in which it is
found.
I CUSTOMS Although marriage customs vary greatly from one culture to
another, the importance of the institution is universally
acknowledged. In some societies, community interest in the children,
in the bonds between families, and in the ownership of property
established by a marriage are such that special devices and customs
are created to protect these values. Infant betrothal or marriage,
prevalent in places such as India and Melanesia, is a result of
concern for family, caste, and property alliances. Levirate, the
custom by which a man might marry the wife of his deceased brother,
was practiced chiefly by the ancient Hebrews, and designed to
continue a family connection that was already established. Sororate,
a custom still practiced in remote parts of the world, permits a man
to marry one or more of his wife's sisters, usually if she has died
or cannot have children. Monogamy, the union of one man and one
woman, is the prototype of human marriage and its most widely
accepted form, predominating also in societies in which other forms
of marriage are accepted. All other forms of marriage are generally
classed under polygamy, which includes both polygamy, in which one
man has several wives, and polyandry, in which one woman has several
husbands. Under Islamic laws, one man may legally have as many as
four wives, all of whom are entitled to equal treatment.
polygamy
was practiced briefly in the United States during the 19th century
by the Mormons in Utah. The incidence of polyandry is limited to
Central Asia, southern India, and Sri Lanka in communities where,
usually, the traditional practice of female infanticide resulted in
a shortage of women. Frequently
polygamy
or polyandry involves a man or woman marrying two or more siblings.
polygamy
sometimes results in the maintenance of separate households for each
wife, although more frequently the shared-household system is
employed, as with Muslims and among many Native American tribes
before the colonization of North America. RITUAL In most societies,
marriage is established through a contractual procedure, generally
with some sort of religious sanction. In Western societies the
contract of marriage is often regarded as a religious sacrament, and
it is indissoluble only in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern
Orthodox church. Most marriages are preceded by a betrothal period,
during which various rituals, such as exchanges of gifts and visits,
lead to the final wedding ceremony and make the claims of the
partners public. In societies where arranged marriages still
predominate, families must negotiate dowries, future living
arrangements, and other important matters before marriage can be
arranged. Most wedding ceremonies involve rituals and symbolism that
reflect the desire for fertility, such as the sprinkling of the
bridal couple with rice, the bride's adornment with orange blossoms,
and the circling of the sacred fire, which is part of the marriage
ritual in Hinduism. Because marriage arouses apprehension as well as
joy, Hindus, Buddhists, and many other communities consult
astrologers before and after marriages are arranged to avoid unlucky
times and places. In some societies fear of hostile spirits leads
bridal couples to wear disguises at their weddings or sometimes even
to send substitutes to the ceremony. In some countries, including
Ethiopia, it was long customary to place an armed guard by the
bridal couple during the wedding ceremony to protect them from
demons.
The breaking of family or community ties implicit in most marriages
is often expressed through gifts made to the family of the bride, as
among many Native American, African, and Melanesian tribes. The new
bonds between the married couple are frequently represented, as in
the United States and many other countries, by an exchange of rings
or the joining of hands. Finally, the interest of the community is
expressed in many ways, through feasting and dancing, the presence
of witnesses, and the official sealing of marriage documents.
SOCIAL REGULATION The taboos and restrictions imposed on marriage
throughout history have been many and complex. Endogamy, for
example, limits marriage to partners who are members of the same
tribe or the same section of a tribe, to adherents of the same
religion, or to members of the same social class. Fear of incest is
a universal restriction to the freedom of marriage, although
definitions of incest have varied greatly throughout history. In
most cases, the prohibition extends to mother and son, father and
daughter, and all offspring of the same parents. Among certain
groups, such as ancient Egyptian royalty, marriages between brothers
and sisters were decreed by the prevailing religion. In many
societies, taboos are broadened to include marriages between uncles
and nieces, aunts and nephews, first cousins, and, occasionally,
second cousins. Exogamy, or marriage outside a specific group,
usually involves the separation of a tribe into two groups, within
which intermarriage is not allowed. Practiced by Native Americans
and some other groups, it is believed to be an extension of taboos
against incest to include much larger groups of people who may be
related to one another. The traditional importance of marriage can
be observed in the customs surrounding widows and widowers, such as
waiting times prescribed before remarriage, the wearing of mourning
clothes, and the performance of ceremonial duties owed to the dead.
The most extreme custom, abolished by law in India in 1829, was that
of suttee, in which Hinduism required that a widow sacrifice herself
on her husband's funeral pyre. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT Most
societies have allowed for some form of divorce, except those
dominated by religions such as Hinduism and Roman Catholicism that
regard marriage as indissoluble. The most frequently accepted
grounds for divorce have been infertility, infidelity, criminality,
and insanity. Among some Hindus, an unsatisfactory wife can be
replaced by another but cannot be divorced. In some tribal societies
divorce is uncommon, mainly because it generally requires the
repayment of dowries and other monetary and material exchanges
dating from the time of the wedding. MODERN MARRIAGE Because the
family unit provides the framework for most human social activity,
and since it is the foundation on which social organization is based
in most cultures, marriage is closely tied to economics, law, and
religion. The institution of marriage has altered fundamentally in
Western societies as a result of social changes brought about by the
Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and a growing ideology of
individualism. The rise of a strong middle class and the growth of
democracy gradually brought tolerance for romantic marriages based
on free choice. Arranged marriages, which had been accepted almost
everywhere throughout history, eventually ceased to predominate in
Western societies, although they continued to persist as the norm in
aristocratic society to the mid-20th century. One of the most
extreme applications of the custom of arranged marriages was in
pre-Revolutionary China, where a bride and groom often met for the
first time only on their wedding day. Among the social changes that
have affected marriage in modern times are the increase in
premarital sex brought on by the relaxation of sexual taboos and the
gradual rise in the average marriage age; the increase in the number
of women pursuing careers outside the home, which has led to the
changed economic status of women; and the liberalization of divorce
laws, including the legalization of divorce for the first time in
Italy in 1970. Also significant have been the legalization of
abortion, the improvement and increased accessibility of
contraceptives, the removal of legal and social handicaps for
children of unmarried people, and changes in the accepted concepts
of male and female roles in society.
Common-law marriages usually are those that have acquired legal
status through a certain number of years of continuous cohabitation.
Such marriages are recognized in some states of the United States.
Requirements for marriage vary from state to state. The legal age
for marriage with parental consent ranges from 12 for women and 14
for men in some states to 16 for women and 18 for men in others. The
required age for marriage without parental consent varies from 16 to
21 for women to 18 to 21 for men. A blood test for syphilis is now
required by most states, and many states require a waiting period of
one to five days between the issuing of the marriage license and the
wedding ceremony. Bigamy and polygamy are prohibited in all states,
and many states prohibit marriage between first cousins. In most
states it is required that the marriage be formalized before a
minister of religion, or before a qualified public official in a
ceremony usually referred to as a civil marriage, and in all states
a marriage certificate must be registered with the civil
authorities. Husband and Wife, in law, relationship between a man
and woman established by the marriage contract and resulting in the
creation of certain rights and obligations between the spouses. A
valid marriage is a special type of contract that can be terminated
only in a court of law through divorce or annulment. In the U.S.
today the legal status of husband and wife is regulated by state law
and varies among the states. Although marriage requirements such as
age and permissible degree of relationship differ, each state
generally will recognize a marriage validly contracted in another
state. A wife traditionally takes the husband's surname, but this is
not required by law. In the early 19th century the legal existence
of the wife was suspended during marriage; that is, the husband and
wife were deemed to be one person-the husband. Enactment of the
Married Women's Property Acts in the mid-19th century, as well as
later reforms, provided a wife with legal rights from which she was
previously barred, including the right to own property, dispose of
her property in a will, sue or be sued, sign a contract in her own
name, and execute a deed. A 1979 Supreme Court decision determined
that both spouses have an equal obligation to support the other.
Nevertheless, the old law, under which the husband had a duty to
support his wife, sometimes dictates the results of disputes on this
question because often he is still the primary breadwinner. Such
support generally extends to "necessaries," a term that will differ
depending on prior family circumstances and standards of living.
This obligation to support may be enforced under civil and criminal
law. In case of death, most states require that a spouse receive a
specified share in the deceased's estate.
In legal proceedings spouses are permitted to testify against each
other, except in criminal cases or when testimony will disclose a
confidential communication arising from the marital relationship.
Many states now allow suits between spouses. Generally spouses are
not liable for each other's torts. A husband has not been recognized
as having a right to consent to a wife's abortion. In criminal
actions, marital rape has been prosecuted in some states. |
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