SPEECH PREPARTION OUTLINE

SPEECH PREPARTION OUTLINE

General Purpose:                     To inform

Specific Purpose:                    To inform my audience about arranged marriages

Thesis Statement:                    Arranged marriages is not the same as forced marriage, has beneficial importance to the prospective families and a high satisfaction rate as in love-based marriage

Introduction

1. How would you feel if your parents decide to choose your spouse for you? This may sound ludicrous but this is the norm in some part of India, Asia, and Nigeria, where I come from. Although this practice isn’t as common in the United States, it still happens in few States, especially for religious purposes. The idea of marriage is to meet someone, fall in love and get married but this isn’t the case in arranged marriages.
2. The success or failure of marriage, however, is not dependent on whether it is an arranged or love-based marriage.

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• In preparation for this speech, I have done extensive research on the topic of Arranged marriages.

1. I will discuss what an arranged marriage is, some of the reasons people go into it and the satisfaction rate of arranged marriages.

Body

Main Point I                        An arranged marriage is not the same as a forced marriage

1. People’s perception of an arranged marriage is that both spouses are forced against their will, however, this isn’t the case
2. Both spouses have the right to decline if they are not interested in the marriage but when compelled by family, then it becomes a forced marriage.
3. Like I said before, an arranged marriage is not a forced marriage but a forced marriage is a kind of arranged marriage
4. According to an article on Nexis Uni, in arranged marriages, the families of both spouses help to choose the marriage partner but it is up to both potential spouse to accept or decline the arrangement while in a forced marriage, one or both spouses do not consent to the arrangement or, consent is extracted under duress. The latter is a violation of human rights.

Main Point II                       People go into arranged marriages for reasons best known to the

families involved

1. Family ties are further strengthened between both families
2. Upper classed families remain within same social class and wealth is circulated amongst them
3. To continue to share same religious belief that will be passed on to their offspring
4. According to the article “The Future of Marriage” on CQ Researcher, marriage was a financial and social game plan — an agreement between families, with property, legacies and other nonromantic substances overshadowing love.

Main Point III                     Arranged marriages have high a satisfaction rate

1. Most people believe that arranged marriages never last but several studies have shown otherwise and also from personal observations from close relatives
2. According to the article “Relationship Outcome in Indian-American Love-Based and Arranged Marriages,” the study showed that both types of marriages had almost same level of satisfaction amongst participants
3. This study, however, proves that it is not about the type of marriage but the individuals involved in the marriage

Conclusion

1. In conclusion, let’s review what I discussed.
2. I discussed what an arranged married is, some reasons people engage in arranged marriages and the satisfaction rate of such a marriage
3. As mentioned earlier, the success or failure of a marriage is not dependent on it being an arranged or love marriage, what’s important is building a strong foundation of trust, care and honesty.