A marriage market is 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]
Alternatively, a marriage market can involve the use of marriage brokers [4] and marriage bureaus [5] that are involved in matchmaking to unite people in marriage. [4] [6] In October 2011, marriage markets in India involving the use of brokers were estimated to be a $250 billion ( Indian Rupee) industry. [7] 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
- ^ a b Larmer, Brook (March 9, 2013). "The Price of Marriage in China". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Marriage markets in developing countries". Match Maker. September 23, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ Trivedi, Ira (October 28, 2011). "The (new) business of marriage". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. 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" (PDF). Working paper no. 9. Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-13.