Role of Women

Role of Women

Introduction

Marriage is the union of a man and a woman who makes a permanent and exclusive commitment to each other of the type that is naturally (inherently) fulfilled by bearing and rearing children together. The spouses seal (consummate) and renew their union by conjugal acts acts that constitute the behavioral part of the process of reproduction, thus uniting them as a reproductive unit. Marriage is valuable in itself, but its inherent orientation to the bearing and rearing of children contributes to its distinctive structure, including norms of monogamy and fidelity. This link to the welfare of children also helps explain why marriage is important to the common good and why the state should recognize and regulate it (Cherlin, 2000).

Revisionist View: Marriage is the union of two people (whether of the same sex or of opposite sexes) who commit to romantically loving and caring for each other and to sharing the burdens and benefits of domestic life. It is essentially a union of hearts and minds, enhanced by whatever forms of sexual intimacy both partners find agreeable. The state should recognize and regulate marriage because it has an interest in stable romantic partnerships and in the concrete needs of spouses and any children they may choose to rear.

Marriage: Past, Present and Future

“Marriage” is an English word; the word marriage derived from a Latin word “Maritus” which means husband, and “matrimony” which also derived from a Latin word “Mater” which means Mother(Duncan, 2003). The terms suggest that the meaning the word “Marriage” portrays is some sort of promise or a contract further explaining it is an exceptional relationship between two people. Characterization of the word marriage provided by the Gerwmon word Ehe, it says “Marriage is a legally an authorized and certified contract between a man and a women. Marriage generates kinship in which relationships went into comfort and profound and sexual recognized and approved in many ways, each depends on the culture in which the marriage occurred. Such unity and development is known as matrimonial (Witte, 1997). Marriage is a legally sanctioned agreement sandwiched between a man and a woman. Inward bound into a marriage agreement changes the legal status of parties, giving husband and wife new rights and obligations. Public policy is strongly in favor of marriage based on the belief that it preserves the family unit. Traditionally, marriage has been viewed as fundamental to the preservation of morals and civilization (Brummer, 2003).

Arriving in the relation of marriage the contract ostensibly changes the legal status of both the parties, providing them husband and wife with new rights and obligations. People have a strong faith in the relationship that arises from marriage because it conserves the family component. In earlier times, the tie of marriage is taken as a pivotal to the reservations of ethics, civilization and developments. The status of committed and united to a person of the opposite sex in a contractual relationship is recognized by law and people in ...