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1) Identify one of the examples of ancient marriage described by the author and discuss how it differed from the "one man, one woman idea" of marriage.

1. The authors in the text described many types of ancient marriage. One of the examples of ancient marriage was in Tibet before the Chinese occupation some marriages involved two brothers sharing a wife. This is different from the “one man, one woman” idea of marriage because in this example of marriage the relationship is centered around love and the idea that there is one man for every woman.  The Tibet ancient marriage example this revolved around sharing as a family.

2) Among which two groups has postponing marriage become the most likely? Why?

2. The two groups that are postponing marriage are the poor and the middle class. These groups are now not planning on getting married in their early twenties and are beginning to wait until they are economically stable.  Poor women are postponing marriage for a fear of economic dependency these women don’t want to be financially dependent on a man and are waiting for their own financial stability to get married. However, this does not stop poor women from having children.  The middle class have been postponing marriages because there are more opportunities for higher education for both sexes.  A lot of people in the middle class are waiting to get married in order to make something of themselves.

3) So I CANNOT find a You Tube clip of Charlotte and Harry's wedding...so can you be imaginative and think of and list 4 - 5 wedding traditions that you have seen at a recent wedding or in a movie/tv show depicting a wedding?

3. 1. Throwing the bouquet

2. Tying cans to the car

3. Taking the garter off

4. Bride wearing something blue, borrowed and new

5. Jumping the broom

4) Choose one tradition and do a little research on-line - what is the history behind that tradition?

4. At every wedding I have seen on television or in a movie the bride always throws the bouquet she walked down the isle in to the non married women at the reception. If you are lucky enough to catch the bouquet then you are going to get married next!

5) Write about a paragraph about the origin of the tradition and whether or not you might include this in your own wedding - if you plan on having one.

5. This tradition began in 14^th century England. Guests at the wedding believed that getting a piece of the brides wedding dress would bring them good luck. Over time the brides wanted to keep their wedding dresses in tact so they begin giving away other things. The man would take off the woman’s garter and give it to the groomsmen. This is a very old tradition and I think it’s a lot of fun. I would definitely like to catch someone’s bouquet! I also definitely will be throwing a bouquet to all the bachelorettes.