Practice - Rules of marriage
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Practice Questions
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What is endogamy?
💡 Hint: Think about how families form alliances.
Name the ritual duty of a father concerning daughters.
💡 Hint: What is a father's responsibility when it comes to daughters?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is kanyadana?
💡 Hint: It symbolizes alliances between families.
True or False: Endogamy refers to marrying outside your social group.
💡 Hint: Consider the difference between 'in' and 'out' of a group.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider the impact of exogamy on societal structures. How would allowing women to retain their gotra change familial alliances?
💡 Hint: Think about what social benefits and challenges might arise.
Analyze how differing forms of marriage (polygyny, polyandry) may affect the socio-economic structure of a society.
💡 Hint: Explore how forms of marriage affect distribution of power within families.
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