173k views
0 votes
In American society, romantic love is considered the main reason for people to marry. On the other hand, in some societies, romantic love is considered a form of obsession or madness. In fact, even in many societies where "true love" is not considered a form of insanity, arranged marriages are still the norm. For example, in many cultures it's believed that marriage is basically an economic arrangement. Thus, a farmer needs a wife both to bear children and to share the farm work while raising new "hands" as additional farm labor. In other societies, marriage is mainly about cementing connections between families. Indeed, most marriages between members of European royal or aristocratic lineages were primarily aimed at creating trust, loyalty, and mutual obligations between privileged and powerful families. What is the main idea in this paragraph?

User Fricke
by
5.7k points

2 Answers

6 votes
The main idea in this paragraph is that there are many ideas which differs from each other and how the country believes in this. Marriage has been a universal event in the world but it differs in every country that is why we just need to respect their traditions.
User Colin Godsey
by
5.3k points
6 votes
The main idea of this paragraph is different societies have different ideas about the purpose of marriage.
It explains that some of the different cultures have different goals in marriage. In some cultures, marriage is meant to be a show of true love, but in others, marriage pushes for the workload to be more evenly divided. In some other groups, marriage is a way for various families to be one and cement connections with each other.
User Lenny
by
6.7k points