Indian Arranged Marriages: A Social Psychological Perspective

Cover\nHalf Title\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nTable of Contents\nList of figures\nList of tables\nPreface\nAcknowledgments\nIntroduction: marital relationships\n1 Perspective on Western and cross-cultural marital research\n	Marital satisfaction and cross-cultural differences in marriage practices\n	An integrated framework for exploring marital satisfaction\n	Concluding remarks\n2 Contemporary India: the cultural context of arranged marriage\n	India’s socio-demography and the socio-religious significance of marriage in India\n	Indian socio-family structure and its implication for marriage\n	Implications of choice marriage and divorce in India\n	Concluding remarks\n3 How are we getting along?: findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on couple interaction and marital satisfaction\n	Western marital research on adaptive processes\n	Cross-cultural marital research on adaptive processes\n	Indian marital research on adaptive processes\n	Concluding remarks\n4 Do personal characteristics matter?: findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on individual characteristics and marital satisfaction\n	Western marital research on enduring vulnerabilities\n	Cross-cultural marital research on enduring vulnerabilities\n	Indian marital research on enduring vulnerabilities\n	Concluding remarks\n5 Stressed out?: findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on dyadic stressors and marital satisfaction\n	Western marital research on stressors\n	Cross-cultural marital research on stressors\n	Indian marital research on stressors\n	Concluding remarks\n6 Examining the psychometric validity of the Indian version of the marital functioning test battery\n	Hypotheses\n	Method\n	Results\n	Discussion\n	Concluding remarks\n7 Psychological examination of predictors of marital satisfaction in Indian arranged marriage\n	Hypotheses\n	Method\n	Results\n	Discussion\n	Concluding remarks\n8 Toward a better understanding of Indian arranged marriages\n	Key findings and theoretical implications\n	Methodological and practical implications\n	Strengths, limitations and recommendations\nAppendix 1\nAppendix 2\nReferences\nIndex