Essay On Factors Of Family Marriage

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DIFFERENT FACTORS OF FAMILY OPPOSITION According to interviews data in this chapter researcher tried to write some common factors of family opposition. In previous chapter we have seen the stories of Intercaste married couples and their experiences. Here we will see the various aspects of disapproval for marriage by the family or parents.
Marriage is life time decision in Indian society. People consider lot of factors in deciding the partner. Parents who says they are living in 21st century and are also the people of 21st century that is open minded are actually not of 21st century if they actually sit and think about it. When the matter comes to marriage on their daughters or son and when they says that “I have someone in my life and I want to marry that person …show more content…

“We will cut off relation with you if you marry another Samaj’s girl or boy and will do suicide”
“We have done so much for you and you are showing us this day” (emotional blackmail)
“Influence of relatives and social pressure”. Opposition from relatives play a major role in match-making and in overall life. Caste plays a very big role in society and even power and politics depends upon caste. Dowry also is another factor for inter-caste marriage. Because family expectation from a girl that she will bring lot of bribe from her maternal home. But the matter when comes on Intercaste marriage they cannot fulfill their expectation.
Marriage of younger siblings: This is another factor of family opposition because if elder brother or sister did Intercaste marriage it is like disaster on family. They have to face lots of struggles to match the marriage of siblings. One respondent reported that because of his Intercaste marriage his younger sister’s marriage had broken. Interviews reveals that this is an impact on siblings of Intercaste marriage.
“Our SAMAJ will not accept this and not even

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