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Hearts in tension : marriage practices in change among Indians in Durban, South Africa

Patel, Himashi
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2005
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Abstract
The dissertation examines how the Indian community in Durban has retained their

marriage practices after migrating from India and how they are practiced today.

The fieldwork was conducted from January to May 2004. Taking the practice of

marriage as the point of reference, this dissertation explores identity among

young Indians in South Africa and the modernization of their identities. The

dissertation explores the reasons for the decline or reinvention of the practice

of arranged marriages. It is further discussed whether the reasons are the need

for revival of tradition, practical arrangements or embodied values. The dynamic

between individualism and collectivism is revealed through the constant reflexivity

of whom and how to marry. Embodied values are discussed as being under constant

revaluation of the cognitive mind where culture is enacted. With the underlying

basis of the dynamic between individualism and collectivism and through the

discussion of the tension between embodied values and the cognitive mind in

interaction on identity and arranged marriages, informants show an active part

in constructing and reflecting upon their future lives. In this regard, arranged

marriages are shown to be a fruitful area in which to research continuity and

change in a complex society.
 
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