The Institution of Marriage in Armenia from Gender Perspective

• Thesis title in Czech: Institut manželství v Arménii z genderové perspektivy
• Thesis title in English: The Institution of Marriage in Armenia from Gender Perspective
• Key words: Marriage, gender, feminism, patriarchy, power, inequality, oppression, toxic masculinity, heteronormativity, women rights
• English key words: Marriage, gender, feminism, patriarchy, power, inequality, oppression, toxic masculinity, heteronormativity, women rights
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2018/2019
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Programme Gender Studies (24-KGS)
• Supervisor: Mgr. Iva Baslarová, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned by the advisor
• Date of registration: 05.02.2019
• Date of assignment: 05.02.2019
• Date of electronic submission: 29.07.2020
• Date of proceeded defence: 23.09.2020
• Course: Defense of the M. A. Diploma Thesis (YMGDEF00)
• Opponents: Mgr. Jana Dvořáčková, Ph.D.

Preliminary scope of work

Armenia is a country with very prominent traditions, which are vert often spread in different communities of Armenians residing the whole world. Even though there has been changes in gender and marriage pattern in Armenia during last decade, still according to World Economic Forum Armenia has become 102nd in the ranking of gender equality among 144 countries in the world. Marriage patterns are important ingredient in gender, hence, the thesis will try to link gender issues existent in Armenian communities with marriage institutions.