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Unit 14: Mate Selection in India and West

2. Totem Exogamy: There is a totem of every Gotra and people belonging to one totem do not Notes
marry among themselves.

14.7 Review Questions
1. What are the rules or ways for selecting life-mate in India?
2. What are the reasons behind endogamy?
3. What is the difference between Anuloma and Pratiloma Marriage?
4. How life-mates are selected in the west?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Sagotra Marriage 2. The priest 3. Knowledge

14.8 Further Readings

Society in India—Virendra Prakash Sharma, D.K. Publishers and Distributers.
Sociology of Family—Dr Sanjeev Mahajan, Arjun Publishing.
Development of Family Sociology in India—Alka Rani, D.K. Publishers and
Distributers.
Indian Society and Social Institutions—Gupta and Sharma.

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