Marriage

Marriage customs and cultural variations:

Minimum age

Choice of partners

Number of spouses

Monogamy

Polygamy

Polygyny

Polyandry

Location

Matrilocal

Patrilocal

Neolocal

Customs during marriage ceremonies

Legal requirements to marry in Ireland

Rights and responsibilities within a marriage in Ireland

Marriage preparation

@ Home - informal

@ School - informal

Pre-marriage course

Advantages of pre marriage course

Factors that affect marital stability

Unrealistic expectation

Dissimilar interests

Infidelity

Unemployment

Marriage counselling

Counselling can only be successful if...