http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/marriage Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:44:53 -0400 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:44:53 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1845/bonds-of-slavery-and-bonds-of-love-investigating-the-role-of-african-american-families-and-marital-unions-in-the-struggle-against-slavery By Xavier G. Reader - Resistance to oppression is often found in the most unlikely of places. This article investigates the significance that families and partnerships played in fostering the emotional support necessary to sustain enslaved peoples throughout the onslaught of slavery in the antebellum South. Despite the ever-present threat of separation and sale that sought to split families and spouses apart, the bonds of love that enslaved African-Americans held and shared were not easily severed. This examination of the lived experiences of enslaved folk demonstrates that the creation, mutability, and endurance of... Sat, 28 Nov 2020 10:03 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1845/bonds-of-slavery-and-bonds-of-love-investigating-the-role-of-african-american-families-and-marital-unions-in-the-struggle-against-slavery http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/946/finding-love-in-china-an-overview-of-chinese-marriage-markets-baifaxiangqin By Wei Mei Wong - Elderly parents would rely on their children and their children's marital spouse to provide for them in their retirement years. In Chinese culture, filial piety is a highly valued virtue that parents strive to cultivate. Filial piety can be shown when children provide care, respect, and financial support to their elderly parents. Children with this virtue can be a great source of happiness and pride (Yan, Chen, & Murphy, 2005; Hwang & Han, 2010). It is common in Chinese societies for parents to receive financial support from their children (Silverstein, Cong, & Li, 2006; Pei &... Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/946/finding-love-in-china-an-overview-of-chinese-marriage-markets-baifaxiangqin http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/729/a-modern-portrayal-of-lesbian-motherhood-in-the-l-word By Katherine J. Wolfenden - Showtime's television show The L Word (2004-2009) follows a fictional group of lesbian, bisexual and transgender women living in Los Angeles, including Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) and Tina Kennard (Laurel Holloman), who decide to have a baby together after dating for seven years. Tina first has a miscarriage; she undergoes another insemination with sperm the couple stored at a cryobank, but she does not tell Bette in case she loses another baby. Tina then discovers that Bette has been cheating on her, and the couple breaks up. While single, Tina learns that her second pregnancy attempt was successful... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:01 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/729/a-modern-portrayal-of-lesbian-motherhood-in-the-l-word http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/686/the-impact-of-parental-marital-status-on-gender-ideology By Alexandra G. Kissling - Even in the new millennium, divorce is a taboo subject. Society is inundated with statistics reporting high rates of divore, that divorce is ruining the lives of children, and that families cannot lead normal lives once parents get divorced. On the other hand, there are many young people being raised by two people who are not married to each other, but that does not necessarily mean that they are doing a bad job. Previous social science research has covered the effects of divorce, particularly on children. This paper examines how there might be a connection between the divorce of parents and gender... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/686/the-impact-of-parental-marital-status-on-gender-ideology http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/658/contradiction-in-marriage-and-love-in-the-song-of-songs By Megan P. Kaplon - The Song of Songs is a unique book in the Bible. There is no plot and no mention of God, but the piece says a lot about early Hebrew traditions surrounding marriage and love, using elaborate descriptions and complex relationships. The overall message of The Song of Songs has been hotly debated, and possibly this is because of the nature of its assembly and the culture from which it sprung. The Song was most likely a collage of wedding songs sung across the Jewish world, and because the ancient Jewish community was widely dispersed and interpreted their beliefs many different ways, the Song of... Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/658/contradiction-in-marriage-and-love-in-the-song-of-songs http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/361/comparing-marriage-in-fitchers-bird-by-the-brothers-grimm-and-margaret-atwoods-bluebeards-egg By Iulia O. Basu-Zharku - This can be seen from the first paragraphs of the stories: while the three sisters have to go with the sorcerer against their wishes, because his magical powers make them jump into his basket (Brothers Grimm 148), Sally, the protagonist of Atwood’s Bluebeard’s Egg, marries Edward--a cardiologist--because she chooses him from many other options: “Why did she choose him (or, to be precise, as she tries to be with herself and sometimes is even out loud, hunt him down), when it’s clear to everyone she had other options?” (Atwood 158). Sally did even more than choose Edward... Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:32 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/361/comparing-marriage-in-fitchers-bird-by-the-brothers-grimm-and-margaret-atwoods-bluebeards-egg http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/310/the-matthaean-exception-clause-a-21st-century-interpretation By Jonathan D. Brackens - Sexism is not unique to Christianity; however, in the Christian religion many of those who identify themselves as Christian fundamentalists are more likely to hold sexist views of women. Because the scriptures were written during a time in which women had few rights, laws regarding conduct favored males. The new 21st Century interpretation of the Matthaean exception clause now encompasses the various domestic issues which compromise the bonds of matrimony. This interpretation looses women from the chains of sexist fundamentalist interpretations and binds everyone to a new standard in which integrity... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:18 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/310/the-matthaean-exception-clause-a-21st-century-interpretation http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/266/the-bush-presidency-undermining-the-separation-between-church-and-state By Brigitte P. Volochinsky - The Establishment Clause separates government and religion in order to maintain civility between believers and non-believers. In spite of the Establishment Clause, religion saturates American public life. Every president swears the oath of office with one hand on the Bible and often says “So help me God.” Almost every president has proclaimed days of prayer and thanksgiving to God. The Supreme Court opens its session only after the bailiff has asked God to save the Court and the United States. Witnesses in court swear to tell the truth, “So help me God.” Congress, as well... Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/266/the-bush-presidency-undermining-the-separation-between-church-and-state http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/191/gay-marriage-in-antiquity-how-far-have-we-come By Nicole Holmen - This should be explained. First of all, for a Roman man to marry another man would mean that one of the two would have to “be the woman.” This defies the Roman idea of viri, or manliness (Williams, Chapter 5: 163). Secondly, the definition of Roman marriage was strictly between a male and a female. The Latin verb matrimonium signified Roman marriage as “an inherently hierarchical institution structured around the pervasive power-differential between freeborn Roman men and everyone else, in this case women” (Williams, Appendix 2: 247). So, much like our current society,... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:16 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/191/gay-marriage-in-antiquity-how-far-have-we-come http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/179/exploring-the-american-immigrant-experience-through-literature By Brian Richards - In “Amor de lejos: Latino (Im)migration Literatures,” B.V. Olguin writes, “Latino/a (im)migration narratives…often illustrate the traumatic aspects of displacement by focusing in part on how immigration, migration, exile, and colonization place people in a state of national limbo” (333). Similarly, in “The New Immigration and the Literature of Asian America,” Hye Suh and Robert Ji-Song Ku write, “Asian American literature bears the traces of global capitalism, technology, migration from south to north, new possibilities for national identity in... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:48 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/179/exploring-the-american-immigrant-experience-through-literature http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/127/the-effect-of-marriage-on-political-identification By Shikole Struber - Party identification among individuals is determined by multiple factors including current marital status and other variables such as income and education level. The rate of marriage for people over the age of 18 in the United States has decreased from 72% in 1970 to just 59% in 2002 (US Census Bureau). Marriage is superseding both race and income as the biggest class division of the century (Rauch, 2001). The extent of spousal influence on political behavior is a debated issue that has just recently gained interest by researchers, where in the past Party identification was thought to be more... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:46 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/127/the-effect-of-marriage-on-political-identification