Despite variations in North India and South India Kinship system which among the following are commo...........

Sociology Preliminary Marriage , family and kinship

Despite variations in North India and South India Kinship system which among the following are common in them ?:

(1) Marriage is always within a caste or tribe

(2) Marriage between parents and children and between siblings is forbidden.

(3) Marriage among cross cousins is allowed

(4) Marriage among parallel cousins is allowed.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

1,3

1,2

1,2,3

1,2,4

- Statement 1: Marriage is always within a caste or tribe.

- This is generally true for both North and South India due to the preference for endogamy.

- Statement 2: Marriage between parents and children and between siblings is forbidden.

- This is universally true in Indian kinship systems, as such marriages are considered incestuous.

- Statement 3: Marriage among cross cousins is allowed.

- This is more common in South India but generally forbidden in North India.

- Statement 4: Marriage among parallel cousins is allowed.

- This is typically not allowed in both North and South India.

- Option 2: 1, 2

- This is the correct answer.

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