Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Marriage is one of the basic needs of society. Marriage system is found in every society, though the forms of marriage vary from one society to another.Marriage is generally regarded as a civil contract,not a religious sacrament;therefore religious solemnization does not take place everywhere. However, contract with Hindus has invested this religious solemnization with a prestige value in the eye of the tribes people;and numerous are the instances in middle India,where the tribe folk have their traditional marriage ceremony as well as some imitation of the Hindu ritual marriage”.Korama community is one of the scheduled castes in Karnataka.They are traditional musicians;basket and broom makers. The present paper elaborating about pattern and change of Marriage system among Korama community,which includes;the aim of marriage,process of mate selection,child marriage,marriage ceremony,rules of marriage and residence,widow remarriage etc..,Researcher has collected information through primary and secondary data.The basic materials for this paper come from the primary data collection method,through the participant observation and interview schedules.The sample has been chosen from the 50 villages of Belgaum district of Karnataka.By using simple random sampling method 500 respondents were chosen for the present study
Author: Yamanappa T Bhajantri
Language: English
Topic: Marriage and Family Dynamics
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414097127