APPENDIX

PERCEPTION OF INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE AMONG SOCIAL

WORK STUDENTS IN PERIYAR ARTS COLLEGE, CUDDALORE
INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
NAME: _____________________________________________

1) Age: __________

2) Gender: Male Female

3) Religion: Hindu Christian Muslim

4) Community: ST SC BC MBC OC OTHERS

5) Year: _______________

6) District: _________________________

7) Residence Area
a) Rural Area b) Urban Area c) Semi Urban Area d) Tribal Area

8) Father’s Education
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Higher Secondary
d) Under Graduate e) Post Graduate

9) Father’s Occupation
a) Government Sector b) Private Sector
c) Own Business d) Unemployed

10) Mother’s Education

a) Primary b) Secondary c) Higher Secondary
d) Under Graduate e) Post Graduate

11) Mother’s Occupation

a) Government Sector b) Private Sector
c) Own Business d) Home Maker

12) Family Type

a) Joint Family b) Nuclear Family c) Extended Family

13) Your parent’s marriage was

a) Love marriage b) Arranged marriage c) Love and Arranged marriage
 14) Your parent’s belongs to
a) Same Caste & Same Religion b) Different caste & Different Religion
c) Same Caste & Different Religion d) Different Caste & Same Religion

15) Do you support inter-caste marriage. Yes No

16) Have you seen any inter-caste marriage around you. Yes No

17) You support any of your family members to get inter-caste marriage
Yes No

18) Your parent’s accept inter-caste marriage. Yes No

19) Inter-caste marriage readily accepted by the parent’s of the couple

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

20) Many parent’s not accept inter-caste marriage because of the society
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

21) Inter-caste marriage getting divorce at the earliest

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

22) Caste system still prevalent in India

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

23) Inter-caste marriage are meant to eradicate caste barriers in India

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

24) Special marriage act 1954 which tells the inter-caste marriage is legal
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

25) Inter-caste married couples live safe in India

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

26) The situation for inter-caste marriage couples in urban areas in better than
rural areas
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

27) Caste system influence rural people more than the urban people
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

28) People encourage inter-caste marriage

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree
 29) Inter-caste marriage is sin
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

30) Inter-caste married couples and their children subject to discrimination or

any other harm
a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

31) Upper Caste male can marry a Lower Caste women

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

32) Upper Caste women can marry a Lower Caste male

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

33) The inter-caste marriages are gradually gaining acceptance

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

34) Inter-caste marriages is harmful to the society

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

35) Marriage between the persons of different caste should be encouraged

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

36) In your view, inter-caste married couples children should follow

a) Father’s Caste b) Mother’s Caste c) Father (or) Mother

37) Inter-caste marriage is necessary to eradicate caste system in India

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

38) Inter-caste marriage is essential for social integration

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

39) I believe it is important to encourage inter caste marriages

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree

40) I believe we have responsibility to protect inter caste marriages

a) Strongly Agree b) Agree c) Disagree d) Strongly Disagree