Prelims · 6 Indian Society · 6.5 Family, marriage and kinship

6.5.2 Marriage: forms, rules of mate selection (endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy) and residence

Marriage is a socially approved union that sets up rights over spouses and children; societies differ in how many spouses one may have, whom one may or must marry, and where the couple lives.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
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  • Full course

Key terms

  • marriage
  • monogamy
  • polygyny
  • polyandry
  • fraternal polyandry
  • Todas
  • Khasas
  • endogamy
  • exogamy
  • hypergamy
  • hypogamy
  • levirate
  • sororate
  • cross-cousin marriage
  • bride price
  • ghotul
  • patrilocal
  • matrilocal
  • neolocal
  • avunculocal
  • Westermarck
  • McLennan

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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