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Ethnic Studies Review

Ethnic Studies Review

Authors

Farha Ternikar

Orginal Publication Date

2008

Journal Title

Ethnic Studies Review

Volume

31

Issue

esr/vol31/iss2

First Page

153

Last Page

181

Comments

Cultural Insights: Practices and Policies

Abstract

The idea of the arranged marriage has always seemed "exotic" yet has fascinated the American public. Recent media coverage of arranged marriages is evident in popular periodicals such as the New York Times Online (August 17, 2000) and Newsweek (March 15, 1999). Foner highlights that the arranged marriage is an example of "the continued impact of premigration cultural beliefs and social practices" that South Asian immigrants have transported to the United States (Foner 1997, 964). She offers an interpretive synthesis by showing that "[n]ew immigrant family patterns are shaped by cultural meanings and social practices that immigrants bring with them from their home countries as well as by social, economic, and cultural forces in the United States" (Foner 2005, 157).

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​Copyright ©ESR, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 2008

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