“Don’t marry, be happy!” – how single women in Malaysia view marriage
The aim of this study is to explore how single women in Malaysia who have never been married view marriage and related issues. Two-hundred single women between the ages of 24 to 66 were interviewed in this study. Participants reported their view on gender and marriage (42-items), social expectati...
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EDP Sciences
2015
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/37897/1/%E2%80%9CDON%E2%80%99T_MARRY%2C_BE_HAPPY%21%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_HOW_SINGLE_WOMEN_IN_MALAYSIA_VIEW_MARRIAGE.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/37897/ https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20151803001 |
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| Summary: | The aim of this study is to explore how single women in Malaysia who have never been married view
marriage and related issues. Two-hundred single women between the ages of 24 to 66 were
interviewed in this study. Participants reported their view on gender and marriage (42-items), social
expectations related to their marital status (12-item) and their marital plan. Participants reported
moderately traditional view about gender and marriage experienced some level of expectations to get
married and although they generally felt positive with their current status of being single, they were still
open to the idea of marriage. Ideal characteristics of a partner include kindness, sincerity, responsibility
and maturity. Findings indicated realistic but open expectations related to marriage. |
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