• MANASH PROTIM NEOG

The family and marriage are two major social institutions. Family may be considered as biological social unit. Its members are biologically more closely related to one another through the process of reproduction. On the other hand, family may be defined as a unit consists of parents and children. It is both an association and institution. It is a universal institution found in every age and every society. It may be considered as primary cell out of which is the community develops. It forms the basic unit of social organization and it is difficult to imagine how human society could function without it. Although the composition of the family varies. From the above discussion we may said that family is a universally and most important social institution in every society. Even since the male and female come in close contact of each other upon this earth, there has been mutual attraction due to certain biological and psychological causes resulting in the establishment of intimate relationship this is call marriage. From the above discussion we may said that family and marriage are key structure of the society. The institution of marriage and the institution of family are interrelated. Because marriage what are creates, a family and families is the most basic social unit upon which society is built. Thus in the contemporary society after marriage a family life starts but in present period both institutions has changed due to the influence of modern education, sanskritisation and westernization.

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" A STUDY OF THE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE SYSTEM OF NUM DEURI GOAN UNDER JORHAT DISTRICT, ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.667-672, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908894.pdf

" A STUDY OF THE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE SYSTEM OF NUM DEURI GOAN UNDER JORHAT DISTRICT, ASSAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp667-672, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908894.pdf