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    BIGAMY Before 1955 polygamy was practiced – i. Unlimited in case of Hindus ii. Limited(to 4) in case of Muslims But Christian‚ Parsi and Jewish Law did not allow bigamy in any form. In Lahaul valley of HP & Thiyas of Malabar polyandry by custom is there. In 1955 it was abolished by the HMA has been made penal offence u/s 494‚ 495 of IPC sentence may extend to 7 years imprisonment and if fact of first marriage was concealed from the spouse – term of imprisonment may extend to 10 years In

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    Introduction This assignment will incept by explaining the meaning of the marriage then it will list the types of marriage so that the person who will be reading this assignment can have a broad understanding of the topic of this assignment. After that‚ it will analyse the conjugal definition of the marriage starting from the stable mate relationships‚ family and sexuality and the cross-cultural variations. Nonetheless‚ It will then analyse the jugal definitions of marriage in reference to the case

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    Part I. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An egalitarian society: a. Refers to the fact that all men are created equal b. Refers to the few differences in access to rewards between families an/or kin groups c. Means that females and males receive equal or nearly equal rewards d. All of the above 2. Stratified societies are noted for a. Classes and castes b. Unequal access to rewards c. Marked inequalities in access to wealth‚ power and prestige

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    2014-15 SUBJECT: SOCIOLOGY II FINAL DRAFT ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF YOUTH TOWARDS MARRIAGE Submitted To: Submitted By: Dr. Sanjay Singh Shubham Patel Associate Professor (Sociology) Roll No. 137 Dr. RMLNLU

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    Using material from Item 2B and elsewhere‚ assess the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. (24 marks) A nuclear family is a common type of family that consists of two parent living with their biological children (immediate family)‚ this type of family is considered the norm. An example of a nuclear family is ‘The Simpsons’. Leach calls this the

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    Monogamy versus Polygamy and Other Forms of Marriage Rasheedah Tyler COM/155 5/3/2013 Tiffany Nelson Monogamy versus Polygamy and Other Forms of Marriage “I believe in monogamy if that is what a couple decides upon together‚ but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.” -K. D. Lang. The traditional family system--a lifelong alliance of a man and a woman--has in the past served as an institution for mobilizing the economic‚ moral‚ and emotional resources needed

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    page-179 6. BBC News‚ Woman jailed for killing cow http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4871694.stm‚ 7. Wikipedia‚ Government Slaughterhouse in Hong Kong‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheung_Shui_Slaughterhouse 8. polyandry tradition in Nepal‚ http://wagle.com.np/2002/10/12/nepali-polyandry-tradition-husbands-are-decreasing/

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    EXAM2 review CH.8: Homogamy: The tendency to choose a mate whose personal or group characteristics differ from our own. Choices in mate selection that can be limited by societies encouragement of homogamy.(Also called positive assortion mating). Race and ethnicity: Most marriages are between memebrs of same race Age: typical pattern is marriage within 2-3 years of ones own age Residentful Propinquity: Within a geographically limited locale‚ the likelihood of marriage decreases as distance increases

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    Polygyny is the practice of having more than one wife at the same time. This was the original name for polygamy during the ninetieth century‚ it later became known as polygamy. The second form is polyandry which is the act of having many husbands at more than one time. Of the three‚ this practice is rare; it was traditionally practiced among Tibetans in Nepal and parts of China. The final form is group marriage (also referred to as circle marriage)

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    Nayar of India Ashford University ANT 101: Introduction to Anthropology Jeri Myers 29 November 2010 The Nayar of India that I focused on is known as the Nayar of Kerala. They live in the southern tip of India and have a very unique society and culture. The Nayar or Nair culture is an agricultural state and a warrior caste and a matrilineal society. The Nayar also believe that they come from a supernatural beginning‚ and are of a royal lineage and are a high class as they enforced laws‚

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