Prevalence of ‘Live-in Relationship’ Among Indigenous Tribes of India in Contrast to Preference for ‘Marriage’ in the Indian Mainstream Society: A Study Based on People’s Perspectives

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The The concept of marriage has been of paramount importance in Indian society. Marital relationship is the only socially accepted relationship between a man and a woman. That’s why if a man and a woman want to cohabit, they have to marry one another. Physical relationship between a man and a woman is considered appropriate only after the holy wedlock. However, another living arrangement has emerged and is gradually gaining Preference, under which a man and a woman can live together without getting married. This kind of cohabitation is known as Live-in Relationship. Today’s youngsters, though not all, prefer this as an alternative to marriage as they can live like a married couple, under the same roof, without any commitments and responsibilities. They are free to walk out of the relationship whenever they want. As marriage is a lifelong relationship, they try to test the compatibility before entering marital relationship. In India live-in relationship is not illegal. However, there is no specific law for the regulation and protection of couples in such relationship. In contrast to this marriage is a more stable and secured relationship with social validation. In Indian society, there exists a dichotomy in the respectability between a married couple and a couple in live in relationship. At this juncture, Indian society seems to be divided. Some people strongly favour marriage whereas for some live in relationship is a better option.

The present paper is based on the perspectives of people regarding the tussle between marriage and live in relationship. There has been an attempt to analyse and understand the perceptions of people towards the aforementioned issue through their responses to a questionnaire. The respondents are males and females of diversified age groups. An attempt has also been made to study the significance of marriage as well as the current socio legal status of live-in relationship. Moreover, the researchers have tried to explore the practice of live-in relationship among the tribal communities of India.

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AU  - Manaswini Rath
AU  - Itishri Sarangi
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/31
TI  - Prevalence of ‘Live-in Relationship’ Among Indigenous Tribes of India in Contrast to Preference for ‘Marriage’ in the Indian Mainstream Society: A Study Based on People’s Perspectives
BT  - Proceedings of the World Anthropology Congress, 2023 (WAC 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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