In India today:
a. arranged marriage continues and has become even more widespread than in traditional agrarian India in the18th century.
b. arranged marriage has come to an end and is no longer practiced. Young people today have very Westernnotions of attraction and mate selection.
c. although arranged marriages continue in very traditional families, most young people chose their own partnerand elope, electing to not participate in such elaborate ceremonies and tradition.
d. arranged marriage continues within castes that have low education and economic rates. These young peoplecontinue to have a hard time finding a marriage partner.
e. arranged marriage continues, but in an altered form. Now, young people are actively searching for theirpartners on Internet marriage websites.
Question 2
Arranged marriages are found most often in what type of society?
a. Democratic societies
b. Very wealthy societies
c. Societies that are primarily agricultural
d. Societies in which there is elaborate social hierarchy
e. Societies that are primarily industrial
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