Define marriage. Discuss marriage as a social institution and the changing dynamics in the present.

Marriage is a socially approved relationship between man and woman that binds each other into a permanent, official relation of husband and wife. It is an important social institution that satisfies physical, social, psychological, cultural and economic needs of men and women. According to the ancient scripture marriage is regarded as a socio-religious duty constituted to attain three important aims of life the dharma (duty), rati (sensual pleasure) and praja (progeny).

Various forms of marriages are based on number of wives or husbands a person has. Two broad categories are monogamy {one spouse} and polygamy {more than one spouse}. The below graphic shows this broad classification:

Polygyny

In Polygyny one man marries more than one woman at a given time. It is most popular form of polygamy and is common in Muslims now-a-days but it used to be common in Hindus also once upon a time. Polygyny has two forms viz. Sororal Polygyny {when man marries more than one ladies who are also sisters of each other} and non-sororal Polygyny {when man marries more than one ladies who are not sisters of each other}.

Polyandry

In this form of marriage, one woman married more than one man. It is not very common and is further classified into Fraternal Polyandry {one wife of several brothers} and non fraternal polyandry {one wife of several men not related to each other}. The practice of polyandry ______ _______ _______ ____ ________ ___ _________ ______ _______ __________.
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