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A mail-order bride is a woman who lists herself in catalogs (online or otherwise) and is selected by a man for marriage. In nineteenth-century America, mail-order brides came from well-developed areas in the East to marry men in Western frontier lands. In the twentieth century, the trend was towards women living in developing countries seeking men in more developed nations. In the twenty-first century, the trend is now based primarily on internet-based meeting places which do not per se qualify as mail-order bride services. The majority of the women listed in the twentieth-century and twenty-first-century services are from Southeast Asia, countries of the former Soviet Union and (to a lesser extent) from Latin America.〔(uscis.gov ) 〕 Since the collapse of the Soviet Union large numbers of eastern European women have advertised themselves in such a way, primarily from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova. Men who list themselves in such publications are referred to as "mail-order husbands," although due to differences in gender roles both in the USA and abroad, this is much less common. The term "mail-order bride" is both criticized by owners (and customers) of international marriage agencies and used by them as an easily recognizable term. ==International marriage agency== Mail-order brides work with "international marriage agencies". An international marriage agency (also called an international introduction agency or international marriage broker) is a business that endeavors to introduce men and women of different countries for the purpose of marriage, dating or correspondence. Many of these marriage agencies are based near women in developing countries (such as Ukraine, Russia, Colombia, Brazil, China, Thailand and the Philippines). International marriage agencies encourage women to register for their services, and facilitate communication and meetings with men from developed regions of North America, Western Europe, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.〔Paragraph 14 (International Matchmaking Organizations: A Report to Congress )〕 This network of smaller international marriage agencies is often affiliated with web-based international dating sites that are able to market their services on a larger scale, in compliance with regulations such as the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act.〔IMBRA law: (Violence Against Women and Department Of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 )〕 Experian, a market research firm, reports that the top 10 international dating sites attracted 12 million visitors in March 2013, up 29% from March 2012. One of the biggest international dating sites, based on the market share, is AnastasiaDate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Mail Order Bride Boom )〕 International dating sites provide a wide variety of online communication, including instant messaging, email letters, webchat, phone translation, virtual gifts, live games, and mobile-based chat.〔Level of Services (paragraph 13) (International Matchmaking Agencies: A Report to Congress )〕〔Ukrainian Mail Order Brides (AskMen): (Ukrainian Mail Order Brides )〕 International marriage agencies are frequently referred to as "mail-order bride" agencies. However, many consider the term "mail-order bride" derogatory and feel it demeans foreign women by comparing them to commodities for sale and by falsely implying that (unlike local women), they exercise no judgment over the men they meet and would marry anyone from a relatively wealthy country. Services offered by marriage agencies typically include: *Introductions *Translation of correspondence between clients not speaking a common language *Excursions, in which a man is introduced to several women interested in marriage 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mail-order bride」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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