Author Question: All of the following statements are true of arranged marriages in India EXCEPT _____. a. the ... (Read 301 times)

Haya94 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

All of the following statements are true of arranged marriages in India EXCEPT _____.

a. the practice of child marriage is still widespread
b. many women aged 20-24 were married before the legal age of 18
c. a law, set in 1978, stated the minimum age of marriage for females would be eighteen and has been largely enforced
d. the average age at marriage for women has been rising modestly
e. parents must be careful to arrange marriages that consider education levels when deciding whom their children will marry

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