Questionnaire to find out the opinion of parents intermarrying with other religions.

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1400 – Practical investigation

Questionnaire to find out the opinion of parents intermarrying with other religions.

Abstract

My aim was to find out the opinion of parents on their children inter-marring into other religions. To obtain this information I carried out 50 questions in the each of the following shopping centres; Harrow, Brent cross and Watford; I am looking at the North-West of London. I choose these 3 locations as they are large shopping centres in which a wide range of people of different religions shop. I handed out the questionnaires to people I believe to be the following: Aged 40-59 and of the following religions; Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim. Questionnaires filled by people who were not of the above were rejected. (94)

Introduction

As research I looked into a few religious studies books as well as looking at articles and previous research done on similar investigations. From looking at some of the books I found that the religion a child marries into is almost always considered with three of the religions I have looked at. The only religion that I found did not have such a high issue over what religion their child married into is Christians, although they do prefer that their beliefs and traditions are followed along side the beliefs and traditions they already follow.

In terms of which parents are most against inter-marrying are Muslim parents followed by Hindu’s and Jewish parents. Research has also shown that Muslim parents are the strictest parents compared to Hindu’s Jew’s and Christian’s although Hindu’s followed by Jew’s are not far behind.

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With-in each of these religions are religions and faiths to be followed and it seems that Islam which is part of the Muslim religion is by far the strictest religion; almost the entire basis of this religion is adhering to strict principles. This includes forbiddance to marrying other religions and even faiths with-in the Muslim religion it-self. This in my view is as strict as it can get.

Hinduism is in a sense strict in similar ways but not to the extent that they must obey family members as they were made to do in the Muslim Religion and still ...

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