Question

Define and describe marriage and family

Answer 1

Marriage is an institution through which two individuals legally agree to live together. Marriages happened between a male and female years back but now, the society is witnessing same couple marriages. There are different kinds of marriages in various countries, such as arranged marriage, love marriage, marriage between cousins etc.

Family includes parents and their biological or adopted children. Earlier, a family consisted of grandparents, parents and children living in the same house sharing everything. Later, many people opted for nuclear family where parents and two children were encouraged. As the society progressed, society witnessed different kinds of families such as joint family, nuclear family, single parent family, grandparent family where children who lost their parents live with their grandparents etc.