- parents choose patners
- bride and groom are forced to marry
- early decision, early wedding (e.g. Gandhi with 13)
- bride has to move in with her husband(‘s family)
ð suffering, mother-in-law rules
- often to be found in societies without equal rights for the sexes
- factors in the decision: – colour of the skin
- age
- appearance
- no meetings before the wedding
- financial situation
- family’s reputation, cast and social status
- often unhappiness follows
- there is a dowry involved
