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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

What do you mean by marriage and family? Discuss the structural and functional changes in family in modern society.

  • UPSC 2011
  • Systems of Kinship

Marriage and family are the institutions through which societies regulate sexuality, legitimise children and organise care. Modernity has changed what the family looks like (structure) and what it does (functions), though not always in step.

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  • Meaning of marriage
  • Meaning of family
  • Structural changes
  • Functional changes
  • How structure and function relate
  • Conclusion

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