SLIDE DISTRIBUTION

MARRIAGE PATTERN
V/S

MARRIAGE PAT TERN

Marriage pattern is type and form of marriage
culture. It is the view of people to marriage,
family, lifestyle and its form.
The different characteristics of naptualty is
known as marriage pattern.
Marriage pattern varied across time and space
and class.

TYPES OF MARRIAGE
PATT E R N
There are two types of marriage
pattern. They are:
1.European
2.Non European

v/s

E U R O P E A N M A R R I A G E PAT T E R N
The Western European marriage pattern is a
demographic pattern that is marked by:
Comparatively late marriage (in the middle
twenties),
Small age difference between the spouses,
A significant proportion of women who
remain unmarried,

EUROPEAN MARRIAGE
PA T T E R N ( C O N T. )

Marriage rates are low

Fertility were comparatively low
A significant minority of women
married late or remained single and
Most families were nuclear;

Divorce rates are quite high

Widow rates are quite low because
of the minimum age difference of
spouse's
Love marriage is widely practiced.
Gay marriage is accepted.

NON
EUROPEAN
MARRIAGE

NON EUROPEAN MARRIAGE

The type, functions, and
characteristics of marriage vary
from culture to culture, and can
change over time.
Non European marriage is
generally known as traditional
marriage system or culture in the
world.

NON EUROPEAN MARRIAGE

PAT T E R N

Comparatively early marriage (in

the middle twenties),
Age difference between the
spouses,
No woman in family is suppose to
remain unmarried.

Marriage rates are high.

Fertility is comparatively high.
A significant minority of women
married before 18.
Most families are joint family.

Divorce rates are low

Widow rates are quite high
because of the age difference of
spouse's
Most marriage are arranged
Gay marriage is not accepted
generally

Types of
marriage
EUROPEAN V/S NON
EUROPEAN

THERE ARE MANY

KINDS OF
MARRIAGE . HERE I
HAVE ENCLOSED THE
MOST PRACTICED
FORMS OR TYPES OF
THEM.

TYPES
European

Non European

Love marriage- A marriage

Arranged marriage A

that is at some level

marriage that is at some

arranged by own choie

level arranged by

Exogamy or Intermarriage

someone other than those

Marriage between people

being married

belonging to different
groups or backgrounds

Child marriage /teen

marriage.

Endogamy A

Interreligious marriage

marriage within the

Marriage (either

boundaries of the

religious or civil)

domestic group, between

between partners

members of the same

professing different

group.

religions

Flash marriage A

Forced marriage A

speedy marriage

marriage in which one or

between couples. Cf. Las

more of the parties is

Vegas wedding and

married without his/her

Nikah 'urfi.

consent or against
his/her will.

Monogamy Marriage

Group marriage A

with one spouse

form of polygamous

exclusively for life or for

marriage in which more

a period of time.

than one man and more

Remarriage Entering

than one woman form a

into a new marriage

family unit, and all

after having terminating

members of the

a previous one

marriage share parental

Same-sex marriage A

responsibility for any

marriage between

children arising from the

spouses of the same sex

marriage