American Culture

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Western Culture
Review Dating, Marriage and Families
Review by Ruth Anderson


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• 1) In the West, where is it now becoming more and
  more common for people to meet dating partners?
• On the Internet

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• 2) What is a proposal?
• When one person asks another person to marry
  her/him

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• 3) In most countries in the West how old must you
  be to get married without anyones permission?
• 18 years old

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• 4) How has the average age of first marriage
  changed over time in the West?
• It has been going up since the 1960s

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• 5) Traditional Aspects of Western
  Weddings include what?
• A white wedding dress
• A veil on the bride
• Bridesmaids and Maid of Honor
• Groomsmen and Best Man
• Flowers
• Flower Girl and Ring Bearer
• Rings
• Rice throwing
• Wedding cake
• Honeymoon

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• 6) Same-sex marriages are performed nationwide in
  which countries?
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Spain
• Canada
• South Africa
• Norway
• Sweden
• Portugal
• Iceland
• Argentina

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• 7) What is a Nuclear family?
• A family made up of a mother, a father and their
  child or children.

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• 8) What is the preferred family structure in the
  West?
• A boy and a girl

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• 9) What is an extended family?
• It extends beyond just the mother, father and
  children to include grandparents, aunts, uncles,
  grandchildren and cousins

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