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Determinants of Divorce in India and its Impact on Partners and Family: A Sociological Analysis


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1 Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
2 Department of Pathology, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India
     

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The paper looks at the institution of marriage and divorce in the World society in general and India in particular. An attempt has been made to put forth the changing nature of social institutions and divorce, conceptualizing it from the Sociological, Functional and Marxian perspectives. The paper further goes on to look at the causes of divorce and the socio-demographic analysis of divorce involving age, gender and other attributes. The paper ahead looks at the impact of divorce on women, children and families finally followed by the way forward to cope with the divorce.

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Marriage, Divorce, Family, Sociological Analysis
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Authors

Vinod Kumari
Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Kushagra Prasad
Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Mahak
Department of Pathology, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract


The paper looks at the institution of marriage and divorce in the World society in general and India in particular. An attempt has been made to put forth the changing nature of social institutions and divorce, conceptualizing it from the Sociological, Functional and Marxian perspectives. The paper further goes on to look at the causes of divorce and the socio-demographic analysis of divorce involving age, gender and other attributes. The paper ahead looks at the impact of divorce on women, children and families finally followed by the way forward to cope with the divorce.

Keywords


Marriage, Divorce, Family, Sociological Analysis

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