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Sociology of Kinship

Notes 17.5 Review Questions
1. What are the causes of divorce?
2. What are the features of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955?
3. What are the consequences of prohibiting the Widow Re-marriage?
4. What is the justification of the Widow Re-marriage?
5. Describe the Hindu Widow Re-marriage Act, 1856.

Answers: Self Assessment
1. Fonseka 3. Right 5. Widows
2. Ritual 4. Widow 6. Suicide

Further Readings

Marriage and Family in India—K.M. Kapadia.
The Indian Society and the Indian Institutions—Dr. R.N. Saxena.

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