Marriage market
A marriage market can refer to a public place where parents list advertisements for their children with the aim of finding a marital spouse for them.[1] People then congregate there and read the listings, often in the hope of finding a marital match.[2] Several marriage markets exist in China, such as Shanghai's marriage market at People's Square[2][3] and at several parks and other public places in Beijing, such as shopping malls.[1]
A marriage market can also refer to the use of marriage brokers[4] and marriage bureaus[5] that are involved in matchmaking to unite people in marriage.[4] In October 2011, marriage markets in India involving the use of brokers was estimated to be a $250 billion (Indian Rupee) industry.[6] Marriage markets using brokers exists in New Delhi, India[4] and in several other regions of India.
See also
- Arranged marriage
- Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent
- Chinese marriage
- Dating in China
- Singles Day
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Larmer, Brook (March 9, 2013). "The Price of Marriage in China". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tacon, Dave (April 6, 2013). "Finding a spouse in a Chinese marriage market". Al Jazeera. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ Warner, David (February 11, 2010). "Shanghai's marriage market: Bridal bliss or marital mayhem?". CNN Travel. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Trivedi, Anjani (January 15, 2013). "In New Delhi, Women Marry Up and Men Are Left Behind". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ↑ "Stay-at-home brides rule marriage market". The Times of India. September 23, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ↑ Trivedi, Ira (October 28, 2011). "The (new) business of marriage". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
Further reading
- "In pictures: China spouse market". BBC News. May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- Srivastav, Preeti (November 13, 2008). "The marriage market". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- Banerjee, Kakoli (September 1999). "Gender Stratification and the Contemporary Marriage Market in India". vol. 20 no. 5. Journal of Family Issues. pp. 648–676. Retrieved 2013-05-13. (subscription required)
- Jones, Gavin W. (February 2009). "Indian Overseas Migration, Marriage Markets and Citizenship Issues". Working paper no. 9. Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Retrieved 2013-05-13.