Strangers to Spouses A Study of the Relationship Quality in Arranged Marriages in India
- Bengaluru Theological Publications in India 2019
- 198p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Why This Research . The Research problem ..............3 Theoretical Background ...............11 2. Literature Review Marriages Across the Globe ..........23 The Institution of Marriage in India ...............29 Current trends and Relationship Quality in Marriages ..................36 The Conceptual Framework of the Current Study ................46 3. Methodology The Design of the Current Study ...................61 The Quantitative phase ...........69 The Qualitative Phase ..........81 Ethics, Rigor, and Confidentiality ..............88 4. Research Findings The Quantitative Results ..............95 The Qualitative Result .............109 5. Discussion and Interpretation Summary and Discussion of the Findings ........139 Interpretation of the Findings .................157 Strength, Limitation, and Recommendations ..........166