Arranged Marriages

Whenever I have talked about arranged marriages in some African cultures, some of my students have tended to think that it is a peculiar African or Indian practice. To dispel this misconception, I have often called their attention to matchmaking sites such as eHarmony and match.com as American versions of such practices. Now a mom has put up a web site looking for a bride for her 31-year old son. "We can be agents for our kids," she says.