All __societies_ have their own _form_ of marriage. The ideas that we have about marriage are part of our cultural __background__; they are part of our basic _beliefs__ about right and wrong. As we study marriage, we _find_ that different _cultures__ have solved the problem of finding a _spouse_ in different ways.… __Finding a spouse with whom we can spend a lifetime has always been an important concern.Despite all these unusual traditional ways of finding a marriage partner, one idea is the same throughout the world:Marriage is a basic and important part of human life