Note what are the marriage rules that are followed in your society? Compare your observations with these made by other students in the class. Discuss. - Sociology

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Note what are the marriage rules that are followed in your society? Compare your observations with these made by other students in the class. Discuss.

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Every society comprises several types and rules of marriage. Our society particularly follows monogamy. Monogamy is a system of marriage wherein one man can marry only one woman, and one woman can only marry one man. People are only allowed to re-marry after the death of their spouse or after a divorce. Thus, they cannot have more than one spouse at the same time.

Generally, marriages are fixed by the parents and this is known as arrange marriage. Parents choose the relevant partners for their sons and daughters. However, some people also prefer to love marriages and their partners are self-chosen.

Some societies also practice the rules of polygamy and polygyny, wherein the men and women can have multiple partners as their wives and husbands respectively. However, this practice is not allowed in-laws of the marriage of some religions.

Concept: Family, Marriage and Kinship
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NCERT Class 11 Sociology - Introducing Sociology
Chapter 3 Understanding Social Institutions
Exercise | Q 1 | Page 61
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