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

Marriage has a large variety of forms, for example we listen about two types of marriage, namely monogamy and polygamy. In our society only monogamy form of marriage is allowed.

Monogamy restricts the individual to one spouse at a time. A man can have only one wife and woman can have one husband.

In our society individual are allowed to marriage again only after the death of his/her first spouse or after divorse. But they cannot have more than one spouse and one at the same time.

These are some societies and communities in our country to believe in polygamy. Polygamy denotes marriage to more than one mate at one time and takes the form of either; polygyny (one husband with two or more wives) or polyandry (one wife with two or more husband).

Generally where poverty prevails or economic conditions are harsh, polyandry may be over response of society, since in such situations a single male cannot adequately support a wife and children.

In our society matter of arrange marriages are welcomed. Generally parents or eldery relations achively participate in choosing life

partner for their younger children or relations. Caste and cultural considerations are kept in mind.

There are some communities in which people so folk love marriage themselves and they do not follow rule and restriction of their own caste or clawn or community.