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📚 Episode: Family and Marriage in India

In this episode, we explore the institution of family and marriage in India, a core theme in UPSC Sociology Optional (Paper II). Both family and marriage are central to the study of kinship, shaping social organization, identity, and cultural continuity in Indian society.

What you’ll learn:
🔹 Types and forms of family in India – nuclear, joint, extended, and changing family patterns
🔹 Functions of family: socialization, support, inheritance, and regulation of behavior
🔹 Types and forms of marriage in India – monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and contemporary trends
🔹 Rules of marriage: endogamy, exogamy, hypergamy, dowry, and cross-cousin marriages
🔹 Impact of modernization, urbanization, and legal reforms on family and marriage
🔹 Scholarly perspectives: M.N. Srinivas, Irawati Karve, Patricia Uberoi
🔹 How to present analytical and updated answers in UPSC Sociology Mains

This episode will help you connect classical kinship theories with contemporary changes, ensuring conceptual clarity and answer-writing depth for UPSC.

🔔 Don’t miss upcoming episodes on patriarchy, sexual division of labour, and contemporary trends in kinship studies.