Marriage Series pt. 2 - Arranged Marriage

GUESTS: Prof. Joan Erdman *Professor of anthropology and humanities at Columbia College in Chicago. *Research associate on the Southern Asian Studies Committee at the University of Chicago Paul Yelsma *Professor of communications, Western Michigan University EJ Graff *Affiliated scholar at Radcliffe *Author, "What is Marriage for: the Strange Social History of Our Most Intimate Institution" Marriage rates are on the decline while, dissatisfaction with the state of marriage is growing in the United States. Some blame the notion of romantic love for creating unreal expectations for a union that is often more practical. Some immigrant groups have brought the institution of arranged marriage to America, and so far it's got a pretty good track record-- arranged couples tend to stay together. Join Ray Suarez and guests for a discussion about the pros and cons of arranged marriages.