Cultural Differences and Negotiations in Inter-Caste Marriages: A Study in Bengaluru
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Title
Cultural Differences and Negotiations in Inter-Caste Marriages: A Study in Bengaluru
Subject
Inter-caste marriage
Ambedkar
Gender Identity
Caste Identity
Cultural differences
Children in inter-caste marriage
Description
B R Ambedkar (1936) had suggested inter-caste marriages as one of the potential remedies to annihilate caste system. He later contradicted this stance in the latter half of his academic journey by comparing inter-caste marriages to „force-feeding and artificial ways. 'Even after 80 years, the society is still divided between the effects of inter-caste marriages on the centuries-old caste system. Inter-caste marriage in the country was not a very common event till the 2000s after which its instances have been steadily increasing as per the reports from both the IHDS (2011) and NFHS (2005-2006). The more critical aspect of this uptrend of inter-caste marriage should be the interaction and negotiation of cultural differences among couples during the process of union. This qualitative study among 20 individuals (10 couples) in Bengaluru, looks into the various ways in which the inter-caste couples adjust their lifestyles, make decisions about their cultural practices and their children‟s socialization. The assumptions are laid in the backdrop of B. R. Ambedkar‟s work on the caste system and the study attempted to understand the subtle evolution of caste in the exogamous marriages. The study has also attempted to preempt the variety of bearings such inter-caste marriages can have on the future of caste system.
Creator
N, Prajwal
Source
Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 17 No. 2 (2018): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 1-20
0000-0000
0975-329X
Publisher
Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Date
2018-04-01
Rights
Copyright (c) 2019 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Citation
Prajwal N, Cultural Differences and Negotiations in Inter-Caste Marriages: A Study in Bengaluru, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2018, accessed November 6, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/440