Marital Satisfaction: Autonomous and Arranged Marriages : The influence of Mate Selection on Marital Satisfaction

ISBN-13: 9783639147568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 76 str.

Manisha Dinna

Opis

In the last few decades the manner in which we engageand select a partner has changed drastically in mostcultures around the world. In the Indian community inSouth Africa the change is experienced even moreintensely as the post apartheid years have given theyouth more independence and freedom. Young adultsare consulting parents and elders even less regardingdecisions such as choice of marital partners etc.When the author became aware of the number of youngcouples in the community separating aftera short period of marriage, a discussion withelderly people in the community spurred the thoughtin the author s mind of whether the method ofselecting a mate influences marital satisfaction. Theprimary purpose of this book was to investigate themarital satisfaction between couples of arrangedmarriages and that of autonomous marriages in anIndian community in South Africa. The analysis hasshed some light on whether the selection of partneraffects the levels of satisfaction one experiences inmarriage. This book should interest MaritalTherapists, Psychologists, Social Scientists andmarried couples from all walks of life.

O autorze

MA(Counselling Psychology): Studied Counselling
Psychology at the University of Pretoria. Psychologist in Private
Practice, Pretoria.