Multiple choice

The religious texts of many communities in India outline the purpose, rights and duties involved in marriage. These texts clearly bring out that marriage in India has its location in which of the following?

  1. Hetero-normative, patriarchal family structure

  2. World view that takes the institutions like family and marriage without any change in their forms, types and nature

  3. Universal reference to application of the bundles of rights in marriage in a particular ethnographic context

  4. Social context that makes it necessary to understand marriage as polythetic with an open-ended checklist
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Explanation

Traditional religious texts in India typically frame marriage within a hetero-normative and patriarchal structure, defining specific duties (Dharma) and rights that reinforce male-headed family units. This structure has historically dictated the social and legal understanding of the institution.

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