Parental Directed Marriage Most Americans know something of loving someone no matter what anyone else seems to think. Some even marry, which in turn can alienate them from their families because they chose a partner who is not seen as good enough. But how many people have heard of arranged marriages or where the parent's view of the marriage is the final word? Most Americans have never had this enforced upon them but for the …showed first 75 words of 1121 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1121 total…of Japanese society try to hold steady to the principles of their culture. Arranged marriages are a part of there culture and will most likely be for quite some time. We may feel that it is a barbaric and outdated type of ritual but for their societies, it works. It is not within our right to make a judgement of this because we do not live within their society and therefore do not understand it.