Marriage: Definition of marriage

Marriage is an essential part of a social life though some people in the society love to live alone. Usually in past marriage used to be regarded only between man and a woman but nowadays the concept marriage is broader. Along with other issues, marriage is also an important matter in the field of Sociology. We can define marriage as follows-

·         It’s normally held in a public manner

·         Physical relationship is an inevitable condition of marriage

·         Marriage legitimizes offspring

·         Generally it’s regarded as to be stable and long term relationship