Sentence examples for marriage practices from inspiring English sources

Changes in marriage practices and land reforms were pushed through.

In 1879, under external and internal pressures to conform, Oneida voted to adopt traditional marriage practices.

Policemen, soldiers and local authorities who could implement justice are the most pointed at in the forced marriage practices".

In 2004 and 2005 she was a Fulbright scholar in Mali, studying changes in marriage practices and laws.

US district judge Orlando Garcia stayed his ruling pending an appeal by state officials, so marriage practices in the state were not set to change immediately.

Indeed, the questions these early studies raised about the relationship between language and culture e.g., Are kin terms a direct reflection of marriage practices?—have occupied a central place in anthropology.

On the surface, these couples appear socially and sexually conservative, and practice a culturally standard sexual life and marriage practice, with no apparent deviation from traditionally monogamous behaviors.

He was a national leader on marriage equality in the U.S. Senate, anticipating both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's "evolutions" on the issue, and he pushed Democrats and Republicans in Rhode Island to successfully end the state's discriminatory marriage practice in 2013.

Child marriage practice (marriage prior to 18 years of age) is prevalent in Pakistan, which disproportionately affects young girls in rural, low income and low education households [ 9– 11].

Concerted efforts are needed from all sectors of society including academia, public health experts, policy makers and civil society to end the child marriage practice in Pakistan.

Child marriage practice has shown to be associated with negative health outcomes of women and children in Pakistan [ 9, 12] and in other low-and middle-income countries [ 13– 17].