A Cross-Sectional Study on the Attitude of Adolescents Towards Marriage Customs and Traditions

Abstract

This non-experimental qualitative study proposed to ascertain the difference in attitude of present-day male and female adolescents concerning the different Filipino marriage customs and traditions. Fifty male and fifty female adolescents, ages ranging from 18-21, answered a questionnaire regarding their awareness and adherence to the said traditions. Results indicated that there was indeed a difference. The presence of sex-role stereotyping in the society 1s probably one major factor that caused this discrepancy. It was discovered that as what was expected, the female population was the more knowledgeable and was more likely to practice the customs and traditions in marriage. In addition, even with the changing times, traditional thinking was still evident in some of the answers of the respondents.