Define marriage and it's different forms
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Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity . The definition of marriage varies around the world not only between cultures and between religions, but also throughout the history of any given culture and religion, evolving to both expand and constrict in who and what is encompassed, but typically it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. In some cultures, marriage is recommended or considered to be compulsory before pursuing any sexual activity. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. A marriage ceremony is known as a wedding.
1. Monogamy:
It is a form of marriage in which one man is married to one woman at a time.
2. Polygamy:
Some cultures allow an individual to have more than one spouse at the same time
There are three basic forms of polygamy:
(a) Polygyny:
It refers to plurality of wives or having more than one wife at the same time.
(b) Polyandry:
It is a type of marriage in which a woman can have several husbands (plurality of husbands) or two or more husbands simultaneously.
(c) Group Marriage:
It is one more type of polygamy, in which several or many men marry to several or many women. It is practised in some indigenous societies.
Marriage is a social method of getting into permanent relationship with preferable life partner.
Apart from the social aspects , religious aspects are also included in the total circumstances of a socially approved marriage.
There are different types of marriage according to religion and gender differences:
1) Religious classification:
The religious differences only affects the overall procedure of the marriage.Every religion has their own bunch of rules and methods for conducting a marriage.
2) Gender classification:
If someone chooses a life partner of opposite gender then it's a normal marriage.
But if someone chooses a life partner of same gender then it's a homosexual marriage and it's legal now in the major countries of the world.