Syllabus
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Course Code: B-SOC/ 502 Course Name: Marriage, Family and Kinship |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Understanding basic Concepts: Clan, Descent, Lineage, Spinda, Pharatry, Moitey, Kindred; Dowry; Bride Price; Inheritance. | |
| 2 | Marriage: Meaning, Functions, Rules of Marriage and Mate Selection, Endogamy, Exogamy; Forms of Marriage: Customary and Contemporary. | |
| 3 | Family: Meaning and its Functions; Family and Households; Family Types and Changing Dimensions of the Family. | |
| 4 | Kinship: Meaning, its types and Kinship Usage; Kinship Organization in India: North, South, Central and Eastern. | |
