While they say they would prefer a “love marriage,” why do many South Asian immigrants in the United States and the United Kingdom ultimately have an arranged marriage?
A) They prefer to meet and marry someone of their own religious or ethnic background.
B) Many parents threaten to disown their children if they refuse an arranged marriage.
C) Arranged marriages allow them to maintain their citizenship in their home countries.
D) The economic outcomes of arranged marriages are much higher than in love marriages.
A) They prefer to meet and marry someone of their own religious or ethnic background.
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