Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Definition and universality of the family
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Marriage & Family Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains
Marriage and the family as universal institutions — their definitions, types, rules, prestations, and how urbanisation and legislation are reshaping them.
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Paper I 3.1–3.2 — Marriage and Family
All year-wise Marriage & Family questions
Marriage & Family
14 questions5(c) Feminist movement and family.
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > Family > Contemporary trends > Feminist movement and family
3(a) Explain the impact of feminist movement on universality of marriage and family structure.
20 Marks
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Universality and changing structure of the family
5(e) Household and domestic group.
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Household and domestic group
1(c) Incest Taboos.
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Rules of marriage > Incest taboo
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Types and classification of the family
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Definition and universality > Types of marriage
1(b) Marriage Regulations and Alliance Theory
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Rules of marriage; alliance theory
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Rules of marriage
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Rules of marriage > Preferential forms of marriage
Syllabus: Paper I > Family > Impact of Change on Family > Urbanisation and the family
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.4 Family > Changing patterns of the family
Syllabus: Paper I > Marriage > Types and Forms of Marriage > Social reproduction; kinship and family linkage
1(e) Ways of Acquiring Mate in Tribal Society
10 Marks150 words
Syllabus: Paper I > 2.3 Marriage > Ways of acquiring a mate