MARRIAGE- legally recognized social contract.

-institution; families as basic social unit of community(sociologist)

- legally and socially sunctioned union bet. Man and woman; regulated by laws, rules, customs, beliefs
and attitudes that prescribe the rights and duties of the partners and accords status to their offspring.

Legal function- ensure rights if the partner, and define re. Of children to their community.
- Considered permanent social and legal contract bet. 2 people.
- often based on romantic relationship.
- cultural universal; done in all society.

FORMS OF MARRIAGE:
EXOGAMY- PERSON MARRIES OUTSIDE ONE’S own group, class or race.
ENDOGAMY- marries inside one’s group, caste, religion, class or race
MONOGAMY-
POLYGAMY- more than one; marry too many spouses
POLYGYNY- male marry more woman
POLYANDRY-
FRATERNAL POLYANDRY- brothers
GROUP MARRIAGE- alabama
EXPERIMENTAL MARRIAGE- also considered as form of polygamy.
INTER CASTE MARRIAGE- man marries a woman from other caste or community, from other religion
ANULOMA-men higher caste marry lower caste
PRATILOMA-woman higher caste marry man lower caste
HYPER- GAMY- man belonging to the nobility is allowed to marry a woman of lower status
HYPOGAMY- woman higher social status marry man of lower social status
SORORATE MARRIAGE- deceased husband marry wife’s sister.
LEVIRATE- when husband died wife marry husband brother.
MARRIAGE BY ELOPEMENT- a boy and girl run away and marry against the choice of their parents
COMPASSIONATE- dissolution of marriage by consent
ARRANGED MARRIAGE-
LOVE MARRIAGE

FUNCTIONS OF MARRIAGE

SOCIETAL RECOGNITION- only men and woman are allowed to get married
PROCREATION OF CHILDREN-
SENSE OF SYMPATHY- develop sense of sympathy for each other
BASIS OF FAMILY- it is the basis of family life
STABILITY IN RELATIONSHIP- respect to the fam. Members
PERPETUATION OF LINEAGE-

HUMAN SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION

SEX- physiologic differences. Reproduction.

GENDER- social and cultural distinction. Musculinity and feminity
SEXUALITY- sexual interest; orientation and referrence
Bioligical and physical- largely concern the human reproductive function
Emotional- bonds bet. Individual
Social- effects of human society on one’s sexuality.
Spiritual-