This document defines marriage and family and discusses challenges faced by Bhutanese families. It defines marriage as a legally recognized union between two people, traditionally based on a sexual relationship implying permanence. Family is defined as an intimate domestic group related by blood, sexual mating, or legal ties. Challenges faced by Bhutanese families include influence of social media, abuse, drinking habits, and early marriage. The document also discusses types of marriages such as monogamy and polygamy, and types of families including traditional nuclear, symmetrical, extended, nuclear, and single-parent families. Finally, it outlines theoretical perspectives on marriage and family including functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic interactionism.

1. Marriage and Family
Group: 6
Neesha Gurung
Passang Lhamo Tamang
Pema Wangchuk
Pema Choki

2. Objectives
 Definition of marriage and family.
 Challenges faced by families in
Bhutanese society.
 Types of marriage and families.
 Theoretical perspectives on marriage and
family.

3. Definition of family
According to sociologists, the family is an intimate domestic
group of the people related to one another by the bond of
blood, sexual mating or legal ties.
Oxford dictionary defines family as group of one or more
parents and their children living together as a unit.

4. Definition of marriage
Sociologists defines marriage as a legally recognized social
contract between two people, traditionally based on a sexual
relationship and implying the permanence of the union.
Oxford dictionary defines marriage as the legally or
formally recognized union of the two people as a partner in
the personal relationship .

5. Challenges faced by the families
of Bhutan
 Influence of social media on Bhutanese family.
 Physical and mental abuse.
 Drinking habits.
 Immature marriage(early marriage)
 Social status.

6. Types of marriage
Monogamy
Polygamy
Group
marriage
Types of
marriage
Group marriage

7. Types of families
1.Traditional nuclear family.
 Prevailed in our society from a long time.
 Husband and wife has clear segregated works.
2.Symmetrical family.
 Men and women exchange the role of each
other.
 Men work inside and women go out for the
work.

8. 3. Extended family.(joint family)
Vertical Horizontal

9. 4.Nuclear family
 Type of family that exist in post-modern
society.
 Distribution of work is different comparing to
traditional nuclear one.
5. Single parent family
 Only one parent in the household.

10. Theoretical perspectives on marriage
and family
1.Functionalism
 Upholds a notion that family plays key role in
stabilizing the society.
 Believes that family facilitates prosperity and
the development of the society.
 Notes that family member take on status role in
marriage and family.

11. 2.Conflict theory
 Focuses on conflict and social changes.
 Studies areas of marriage and life that involves
inequities in power.
 Believes that disputes over division of labor to
be common source of marital discord.

12. 3.Symbolic interactionism
 Believes that people can only be understood as
individual and the symbolic importance that
they attach to their interaction with others.
 They see family as a symbol.

13. Reference
 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/sociology/chapter/what-is-
marriage/
 https://www.humanium.org/en/bhutan/
 https://courses.lumenlearning.com/alamo-sociology/chapter/reading-
theoretical-perspectives-on-marriage-and-family

14. Any
Questions?
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