Abstract: Concept of caste is against social justice and equity. Unfortunately, caste is an integral component of Indian society. Marriage within the caste is the general norm of Indian society. However, the process of modernization, democratization and development has brought about nearly 11% out-of-caste marriages. 5.6% were of men marrying women of lower castes while another 5.4% were of men married in upper caste. The predisposing factors are : Heavy dowry demand, Modern education, Secularism, freedom of thought and expression, and Population migration. In this study, a sample of 100 educated students (both boys and girls) and 100 uneducated youths (both boys and girls) from Ludhiana district have been taken. It has been found that educated boys and girls and uneducated boys and girls at few points do not favor inter-caste marriage. While educated boys and girls opine that inter-caste marriage increase the unity of the society, it has been observed that only a few uneducated boys and girls agree with this statement. It has been found that most of boys and girls from educated category confess that inter-cast marriage lessens that economic burden of the parents but uneducated boys and girls go against this opinion.
Keywords: Caste, Inter-Caste Marriage, Education, Punjab, India
Title: A Study of Effect of Education on Attitude towards Inter-Caste Marriage in Rural Punjab, India
Author: Prof. Dr. Amrit Nath Mishra, Prof. Dr. Arindam Kanta Banerjee, Renu Kumari
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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