The institution of marriage: a case study on social pressures surrounding marriage in Muslim Indian communities in Johannesburg

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dc.citation.doi10.29086/2519-5476/2017/V24N1A6en_ZA
dc.citation.epage126en_ZA
dc.citation.issue1en_ZA
dc.citation.spage107en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMukaddam, Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-13T11:33:32Z
dc.date.available2019-08-13T11:33:32Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-20
dc.description.abstractThere is an undoubted societal focus on marriage in many, if not all, communities. This is manifested in social media, television, almost every movie, novels, children’s storybooks, conversations and the internet in forms of online articles and blogs, which emphasize a pressure on women to get married or have a companion. This paper discusses the institution of marriage and the societal pressures surrounding matrimony amongst members of the Muslim Indian community in Johannesburg. In this paper,I illustrate that marriage is a necessary condition, especially for a Muslim Indian woman’s constructive and participatory role/identity in society. The significance of marriage can be seen to be embedded within Islamic practices. However, this dogmatic view of marriage does notexplain the pressures placed on individuals to get married. Islam advocates for fate and trust in God, therefore it can be argued these pressures are socially constructed as opposed to religiously inflicted. This article uses feminist methodological toolsand theories in an attempt to debunk the role of patriarchy in modern society. The paper is set as a case study that conducted semi-structured interviews. It concludes that unmarried women feel ‘judged’and ‘scrutinized’because of their marital status.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianCW2019en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDHETen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1023-1757
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/27889
dc.journal.linkhttps://journals.co.za/content/centre-for-the-study-of-southern-african-literature-and-languagesen_ZA
dc.journal.titleAlternation : interdisciplinary journal for the study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.journal.volume24en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherCentre for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languagesen_ZA
dc.subjectMarriage - South Africa - Religious aspects - Islamen_ZA
dc.subjectMuslims - South Africa - Social life and customsen_ZA
dc.titleThe institution of marriage: a case study on social pressures surrounding marriage in Muslim Indian communities in Johannesburgen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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