continued
      from
      page
      4
     
    

    
     
      stops
      me
      from
      going
      out
      and
      dating
      now.
      But
     
     
      when
      the
      time
      comes
      to
      seitle
      down,
      I’d
      like
      to
     
     
      have
      someone
      my
      parents
      chose.”’
     
    

    
     
      Eastern
      views
      of
      dating
      promote
      the
     
     
      stereotypes
      of
      women
      that
      western
      societies
     
     
      are
      trying
      to
      break.
      Eastern
      culture
      still
      per-
     
     
      ceives
      women
      as
      the
      epitome
      of
      purity.
     
    

    
     
      To
      be
      pure,
      women
      have
      to
      practice
     
     
      chastity
      and
      maintain
      their
      virginity.
      This
     
     
      same
      standard
      does
      not
      apply
      to
      men,
      who
      can
     
     
      be
      promiscuous
      without
      having
      to
      worry
      about
     
     
      damaging
      their
      reputation.
     
    

    
     
      Often,
      many
      East
      Indian
      men,
      after
     
     
      living
      in
      a
      western
      society
      and
      indulging
      in
      a
     
     
      western
      lifestyle,
      return
      to
      India
      in
      search
      of
      a
     
     
      prospective
      wife.
     
    

    
     
      This
      mentality
      keeps
      the
      tradition
      of
     
     
      arranged
      marriage
      alive.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      arranged
      marriages
      are
      less
     
     
      common
      than
      in
      the
      past,
      there
      are
      still
      a
      large
     
     
      number
      of
      marriages
      being
      arranged.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      single
      men
      and
      women
      are
      seek-
     
     
      ing
      spouses
      through
      marriage
      brokers.
      The
     
     
      broker
      can
      be
      located
      in
      the
      western
      country
      or
     
     
      in
      the
      home
      country.
     
    

    
     
      Suitors
      can
      consider
      their
      marriage
     
     
      options
      by
      sampling
      photographs
      and
      descrip-
     
     
      tions
      of
      the
      prospects.
      Marriage
      brokers
      per-
     
     
      form
      very
      much
      like
      dating
      services
      that
      exist
     
     
      in
      North
      America.
     
    

    
     
      Women,
      too,
      can
      sometimes
      select
      their
     
     
      husbands.
      Many
      parents
      allow
      both
      their
      daugh-
     
     
      ters
      and
      sons
      to
      choose
      their
      suitors.
      In
      addi-
     
     
      tion,
      some
      parents
      even
      allow
      their
      children
      to
     
     
      assimilate
      freely
      into
      western
      culture,
      and
     
     
      consequently
      do
      not
      interfere
      in
      their
      chil-
     
     
      dren’s
      choice
      ofa
      spouse.
      However,
      this
      is
      still
     
     
      not
      very
      common.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Indian
      villages,
      and
      in
      many
      large
     
     
      cities,
      there
      is
      still
      the
      perception
      that
      a
      male
     
     
      child
      is
      more
      valuable
      than
      a
      female
      one.
      With
     
     
      the
      availability
      of
      technology
      to
      determine
      the
     
     
      sex
      of
      a
      child
      before
      birth,
      there
      has
      been
      a
     
     
      large
      number
      of
      abortions
      and
      murders
      of
      baby
     
     
      girls
      upon
      birth.
      This
      has
      resulted
      in
      a
      rapid
     
     
      decrease
      in
      the
      number
      of
      girl
      babies
      in
      com-
     
     
      parison
      to
      boys.
     
    

    
     
      **This
      problem
      of
      sex-selection
      tech-
     
     
      nology
      has
      also
      made
      its
      way
      into
      Canada,”’
     
     
      says
      environmentalist
      Andil
      Gosine.
      ‘‘In
      Van-
     
     
      couver,
      doctors
      who
      are
      often
      white
      have
     
     
      advertised
      the
      technology
      in
      the
      South
      Asian
     
     
      community.
      So
      it’s
      an
      outside
      community
      that
     
     
      isreaping
      the
      benefits
      of
      a
      misguided
      prac-
     
     
      tice.
     
    

    
     
      Much
      of
      the
      older
      generation
      sees
      as-
     
     
      similation
      asa
      compromise
      of
      their
      culture.
      By
     
     
      abandoning
      tradition
      and
      allowing
      their
      chil-
     
     
      dren
      to
      date
      and
      associate
      freely
      with
      the
     
     
      Opposite
      sex,
      many
      feel
      that
      eastern
      culture
      is
     
     
      being
      left
      behind
      in
      favour
      of
      blind
      assimila-
     
     
      tion.
     
    

    
     
      Youth
      see
      it
      very
      differently.
      They
      are
     
     
      living
      in
      western
      societies,
      constantly
      sur-
     
     
      rounded
      by
      western
      culture
      and
      lifestyles,
      and
     
     
      it
      is
      difficult
      to
      not
      apply
      this
      mentality
      to
      all
     
     
      aspects
      of
      their
      lives.
     
    

    
     
      Their
      community
      expects
      them
      to
      be
     
     
      very
      competitive
      economically
      and
      profes-
     
     
      Sionally,
      and
      yet
      socially
      they
      prevent
      from
     
     
      following
      the
      goals
      they
      see
      other
      western
     
     
      youth
      enjoying.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      February
      28,1995
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      Some
      of
      this
      country’s
     
     
      most
      creative
      minds
      are
      in
      Canada’s
     
     
      insurance
      industry.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      They’re
      the
      kinds
      of
      minds
      that
      know
      creativity
     
     
      goes
      far
      beyond
      art,
      literature
      or
      making
      movies.
     
     
      If
      youre
      like
      that,
      why
      not
      consider
      a
      career
      with
     
     
      Canada’s
      property/casualty,
      or
      general
      insurance
     
     
      industry?
      The
      industry
      offers
      a
      wide
      variety
      of
     
     
      career
      choices
      for
      creative
      minds.
      Accountants
     
     
      yes,
      but
      also
      systems
      analysts,
      lawyers,
      managers,
     
     
      loss
      prevention
      engineers,
      investment
      specialists,
     
     
      investigators,
      marine
      underwriters,
      aviation
     
     
      adjusters
      and
      many
      more.
      The
      choice
      is
      yours.
     
     
      General
      insurance
      is
      also
      an
      industry
      that
     
     
      encourages
      you
      to
      acquire
      its
      own
      levels
      of
     
     
      professionalism.
      As
      a
      Fellow
      or
      Associate
      of
      The
     
     
      Insurance
      Institute
      of
      Canada,
      you
      would
      join
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      educated,
      experienced
      and
      ethical
      group
      of
     
     
      professionals
      equipped
      to
      pursue
      successful
     
     
      careers
      at
      the
      local,
      provincial,
      national
      or
      even
     
     
      international
      level.
     
    

    
     
      Choice,
      challenge,
      satisfaction
      and
      security.
     
     
      They
      are
      just
      some
      of
      the
      rewards
      you'll
      enjoy
     
     
      through
      a
      creative
      career
      in
      the
      property/casualty
     
     
      insurance
      industry.
     
    

    
     
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      more
      information,
      look
      for
      your
      local
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      in
      the
      white
      pages
      or,
      contact
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      B.A.,
      A.I.I.C.,
      at
      The
      Insurance
     
     
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      of
      Canada,,18
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      Street
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