Catalog marriage

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As a mail-order bride or mail-order brides are derogatory marriages referred between partners from different economically strong countries by initiating a matchmaking agency came into being. In this context, German women emigrated to the USA as early as the 18th and 19th centuries . Today there are numerous web catalogs available for finding a partner on the Internet, which are financed by low fees for the addresses.

Origin and motives of the spouse

Closed catalogs in German-speaking countries

While in the 1970s catalog marriages were mainly concluded with women from Thailand and Vietnam , in the German-speaking countries today it is mainly women from Eastern Europe . In addition to economic reasons, a generally high proportion of women in the population is assumed to be the cause.

Catalogs closed in South Korea

In South Korea , due to the low birth rate, women from Vietnam are specifically recruited, who in turn hope to improve their economic situation. In 2014, the South Korean government had a budget for advertising campaigns of 107 billion won . In particular, the male rural population is addressed here; In 2013, more than a fifth of the marriages of farmers and fishermen with women from abroad took place.

Catalogs closed in the United States

In the United States, catalog marriages are predominantly between wealthy domestic men and women from poorer countries. The men in question are often limited in their social skills, have difficulties coping with the increasingly emancipated role of women or have had bad experiences in relationships.

Public perception

Assessments of catalog marriages from a moral point of view sometimes differ significantly. While critics see a proximity to human trafficking and prostitution, supporters argue that a catalog marriage is basically an alliance based on mutual exploitation. Elvira Niesner, managing director of the advice center “Women's rights is human rights”, criticizes the clichéd stigmatization of spouses as part of a perpetrator-victim structure, pointing out that even in other marriages, “feelings of love [...] are often not the main role in making a decision to start a family [play] ”.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Elvira Niesner: Myth and Reality on a Bicultural Marriage Market. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .
  3. ↑ With love from Russia. A woman from the catalog. zdf.de, accessed on November 4, 2018 .
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  5. ↑ The Bought Bride. zeit.de, April 3, 2014, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  6. ^ Farmed Out. economist.com, May 25, 2014, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  7. ^ Farmed Out. economist.com, May 25, 2014, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Is Love Possible With Mail Order Brides? abcnews.go.com, May 23, 2018, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Is Love Possible With Mail Order Brides? abcnews.go.com, May 23, 2018, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Russia. Wolfsburger Allgemeine, October 7, 2017, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Is Love Possible With Mail Order Brides? abcnews.go.com, May 23, 2018, accessed November 4, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Elvira Niesner: Myth and Reality on a Bicultural Marriage Market. Retrieved November 4, 2018 .