Women were taught to be both dependent emotionally and financially on men and learned from a young age that beauty comprises their worth to a potential future husband--leading women acting as poor wives and mothers in their homes and resulted in tyrannical episodes. ... An author, Friedrich Engels, discussed in a book, The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State about the evolution of marriage over time and how it evolved from generation to generation and how it all led to where marriages were in the 17th-19th centuries, which is important to understand as it helps shed light ...

• Word Count: 2740
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Old movies, television shows, and even discussion with the older generation tell us that sex was not a popular subject. ... My generation has been bombarded with so many safe sex seminars that one would think we have that aspect totally under control. ... For some, this economy was associated with shared plans for future marriage, or at least, future joint home ownership. ...

• Word Count: 2755
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The ancient Chinese is fastidious about young people's obedience to their parents concerning marriage matters, which means that marriage between young people should be decided by the older generation. ...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School

Bingley intended it likewise, and sometimes made choice of his country; but as he was now provided with a good house and the liberty of a manor, it was doubtful to many of those who best knew the easiness of his temper, whether he might not spend the remainder of his days at Netherfield, and leave the next generation to purchase." ... The money earned by trading is despised, but it will be soon forgotten after generations. However, to avoid being looked down upon, the generation at present will always employ such kind of clever method: giving up business dealing or profession and going to cou...

• Word Count: 4276
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

For a long time, the woman has assumed a secondary role in the first generation of Indian English male writing such as R.K.Narayan, Raja Rao, Mulk Raj Anand. ... Before proceeding to the woman characters in Markandaya's novel 'Nectar in a Sieve', let us define the characteristics of the stereotypical womanhood in Indian culture and tradition and as it has been portrayed in literature over generations. ...

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As Heaton suggested in Factors Contributing to Increasing Marital Stability in the United States, parental marital stability and its transfer to adult children, "Has created a feedback loop leading to ever-higher martial instability in each subsequent generation (Heaton, 2002:394)."" ... The age at marriage theory leads to the development of also very important theories such early teen sexual activity that has been related to increased odds of divorce in the future for those individuals. Early involvement in sexual practices can cause teen pregnancies and low-commitment attitudes towards marri...

• Word Count: 3231
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I found it quite funny that the younger generation couldn't handle not being able to do the assignment on their own. ... This proved to me that most of us have started to think about our future but don't know what to expect when planning a wedding. ... With our generation getting older and older, I have a feeling that we are staring to depend on our mother and father for money and all the other necessities that we want and need. ...

• Word Count: 3629
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School