The Various Types of Marriage Institutions
Learn about marriage as a primary social institution for regulating human sexual life and its connection with family. Explore the different forms of marriage such as monogamy, polygamy, hypergamy, hypogamy, endogamy, and exogamy. Delve into the nuances of monogamous and polygamous marriages, including hypergamy, hypogamy, sororate, levirate, and more.
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Marriage Marriage is a type of primary social institution. It is a universal social institution established by the human society to control and regulate the sex life of man. It is closely connected with the institution of family. Regulation of sexual life is the prime function of marriage, through which facilitate social control. Edward Westermarck: sociologist defined that, family as the more or less durable connection between male and female lasting beyond the mere act of propagation till after the birth of offspring.
Forms or Types of Marriage Marriages are divided into different types based on characteristics. Monogamy and polygamy, Polygyny, polyandry, hypergamy and hypogamy, endogamy and exogamy are the important types of marriages commonly found in our society.
Forms or Types of Marriage 1. Monogamy/ Monogamous marriage i) Hypergamy ii) Hypogamy 2. Polygamy i) Polygyny ii) Polyandry i) Sorrorate ii) Levirate
Forms or Types of Marriage Base of caste 1. Hypergamy (anuloma) 2. Hypogamy (pratiloma) 3. Endogamy 4. Exogamy
Monogamy marriage Monogamy and polygamy is two general terms used to refer the number of spouse, spouse may be man or woman. Monogamy means one man or woman marries one man or woman. Hypergamy and hypogamy are the two types of marriages coming in monogamy. this classification mainly based on the peculiarity of social status.
Hypergamy or anuloma andHypogamy (pratiloma) Hypergamy or anuloma marriage means a lower class woman marries a higher class man. The hypogamy or pratiloma marriage means a higher class or caste woman marries a lower class or caste man. It is claimed that an ideal type of marriage system.
Polygamy and Polygyny Polygamy is the term used to represent one man or woman marries one more man or woman at a time. Polygyny and polyandry is two varieties of marriages come in polygamy. Polygyny means a man marries more than one woman at a time. Polyandry is the opposite of polygyny that is a woman marries one more man
Polygamy and Polygyny Sororate and levirate is another set of polygamous marriage. The Latin word soror means sister, when sororate marriage means a man marries one woman and his sisters at same time. The Latin word levir means husband s brother, levirate marriage means husband s brothers at a time. a woman marries
Endogamy and exogamy Endogamy and exogamy is a general classification of marriage, this compartmentalization based on the peculiarity of membership in a group of an individual being marry. Endogamy means a man or woman marry a man or woman within his own group. Group simply means class, clan or caste etc. Exogamy means a man or woman marries outside of his/her own group.
Other types of marriage 1. Contract 2. Live in relationship 3. Love marriage 4. Arrange marriage 5. Group marriage 6. Homosexuality/ guy marriage
