Inter-caste marriages depend on education leve

Inter-caste marriages depend on education level, but not that of the couple The better educated the groom’s mother, the higher the chances of an inter-caste marriage

Current Affairs : Only 5.8% of Indian marriages were inter-caste, according to Census 2011, a rate unchanged over 40 years.

Whilst in other countries an increase in education levels correlates with a decrease in endogamous marriages–marriages within a specific social, ethnic or caste group for the purpose of entrenching community boundaries–the education levels of individuals in India appear to have no bearing on the likelihood of marrying someone from a different caste, according to a new study.

The education level of the groom’s mother is the leading determinant of an inter-caste marriage: The better educated the groom’s mother, the higher the chances of an inter-caste marriage.

These are the findings of a 2017 study by the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, which used data from…Read more

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