Should Marriage be Promoted? Why? Why Not?

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SHOULD MARRIAGE BE PROMOTED? WHY? WHY NOT
Marriage is unquestionably one of the essential institutions in our society. Marriage is an institution that
organises kingship, establishes family entities, regulates and controls sexual behaviour supports childbearing
provides channels of distributing resources from one generation to another. However, to many, on our current
society, marriage is outdated and unimportant. This issue is heard from various academics, popular media,
people in churches and elites. In my opinion, marriage comes with loads of benefits and should definitely be
promoted to individuals and the society as a whole. This essay analyses the issue objectively to reverse the
trend and prove that an ideal framework for a family is one that is made of man and woman, who are married.
Girls and Women in the society would say that that they do not want to get married because they are
feminist. The modern woman reacts differently to the idea of marriage and the society no longer demands that
women to get married. The society provides options for women to get their financial freedom and stability
outside their marriage. Despite the fact that women are capable of living happy lives in absence of marriage and
men, the misconception about feminism is problematic. Feminism does not hate marriage but dislikes the idea
that in order to get anything or in order to survive they need a husband. This misconception about feminism
should be done away with, as feminism does not mean you cannot have a man or wanting to get married is a
bad thing.
To argue about the reason why I support marriage promotion, it would be important to look at three
fundamental areas; first, is a marriage is beneficial individuals and the society? Second is the question if the the
government be involved in promoting it and thirdly, what positive difference can the government bring in their
involvement in promoting marriages. From the first query, (Matthews, 780) indicate that marriage is a social
good. Marriage is a fundamental institution that contributes to development of the physical, social, emotional
and economic health of individuals in the society and the country in general.

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Second is that the government should be involved in supporting and promoting marriages. Apart from their
significant impact of providing incentives for homeownership, tax breaks for charity programmes, grants and
loans to advance education, and incentives for preventive health care, their involvement in marriage is justified
because of divorce and unwed childbearing which tend to create public costs borne by the taxpayers. Children
who are members of the family led by married couples, they suffer from lower rates of crimes, child abuse,
poverty, and domestic violence among other social problems (Seccombe, Karen and Rebecca, 25). In addition,
these families do not require programmes covered by tax dollars, for instance, child support collections, special
education expenses and daycare subsidies thus the government and benefits a lot when they support and
promote marriage.
The argument on the third query is that government can make a huge, significant, and positive change by
promoting and supporting marriage. When government make policies that support marriage and innovative
programmes that support marriage, there is decreased the a number of divorce in the society and those
innovative programmes serve as a model to both the state and the communities (Cummings, Merrilees and
George, 2010). A healthy marriage is one that starts with a heartfelt commitment from both parties and most
importantly, dedicated to nurturing of the children to be the leaders in various fields in the next generation.
Various evidence proves that institution of marriage has a significant impact on economic prosperity, health
policies and positive impact on the development of children. According to (Marks et al, 215), marriage
complete the puzzle and balances the equation of reducing child and family poverty. Marriage is the primary
factor in the child development both mentally, physically and their civic involvement. Research conducted by
(Stutzer, Alois and Bruno, 330) indicate that children from intact family have a higher chance of succeeding in
school and life after that than their peers. In addition, children from a stable two parents have a higher chance of
marrying and staying in their marriage than their peers.
Children from stable two parents are less likely to experience economic insecurity. According to (Waite,
Linda and Maggie, 70), children married parents families are shielded from adverse effects arising from
divorce. Children from intact families are less likely to drop out f school. According to (Waite, Linda and
Maggie, 80), children from married couples have less problems in attending school, less mischievous behaviour
and have are more likely to attain academic excellence. These children are better able to stay away or ithstand