Marriage as Social Institution Summary (Class 12: Com. English/ With Nepali Translation)

Marriage as  Social Institution 

- Stephen L. Nock

Short and Simple Summary:

The essay talks about the importance of marriage, and it presents marriage as an important social institution.

Marriage is much more than the unity of two bodies. It establishes a connection between a husband and a wife based on trust. It has many advantages for those, who take marriage as a property, and for making the property valuable there must be equal love, support and trust between a husband and a wife. It is also a relationship that is defined legally, socially and morally. So, it is taken as an institution. After marriage, modern men have to play important roles and maintain physical and mental health for involving in different situations.

On the other hand, the writer believes that marriage benefits people because it is a body of society. After marriage, husbands and wives get their chance to enjoy a harmonious and happy life. Besides, it helps them to know the purpose and meaning of their life. The writer even says that marriage is an effective way to control people’s unnecessary desires and choices.

In another context, the writer says that these days marriage has become a fashion in the name of living together. Other kinds of marriages are not even circled legally, morally and socially. According to him, normative marriage has been discarded in today’s societies, so there are mainly problems in marriage. In this context, he presents six dimensions of marriage on which he has agreement. The six dimensions are:

1. Marriage is a free personal choice and right based on love.

2. Maturity is necessary.

3. Heterosexual (opposite sex) relationship is necessary.

4. The husband is the head and the main earner.

5. Sexual fidelity (faithfulness) and monogamy (relationship with only one partner).

6. Married partners will become parents.

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Nepali Translation: 

यो निवन्धले बिवाहको महत्वको बारेमा कुरा गर्छ र यसले बिवाहलाई एक महत्वपूर्ण संस्थाको रुपमा प्रस्तुत गर्छ।

बिवाह भनेको दुई शरीरको मिलन भन्दा बढी कुरा हो। यसले एउटा श्रीमान र श्रीमतीको बिश्वासमा आधारित सम्बन्धलाई स्थापित गर्छ। यसका धेरै फाईदाहरु छन् ति मान्छेहरुका लागि जसले बिवाहलाई एक सम्पतिको रुपमा लिन्छन् र त्यो सम्पतिलाई मुल्यवान बनाउनको लागि श्रीमान श्रीमतीका बिचमा समान माया, सहयोग र बिस्वाश हुनुपर्छ। यो एउटा सम्बन्ध पनि हो जुन कानुनि, सामाजिक र नैतिक रुपले परिभाषित हुन्छ। त्यसैले यसलाई एक संस्थाको रुपमा लिईन्छ। बिवाहपछी आधुनिक मान्छेहरुले महत्वपूर्ण भूमिकाहरु खेल्नुपर्छ र विभिन्न अवस्थहरुमा सामेल हुनको लागि शारीरिक र मानशिक स्वास्थ्यलाई पनि ब्यवस्थापन गर्नुपर्छ।

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अर्को तर्फ, लेखकले बिस्वास गर्छन कि बिवाहले मान्छेहरुलाई धेरै फाईदाहरु दिन्छ किनकि यो समाजको एउटा अंग हो। बिवाह पछी श्रीमान र श्रीमतीहरुले मेलमिलापपूर्ण र सुखद जिबन जिउने मौका पाउछन। थप यसले तिनीहरुलाई जिबनको उद्देश्य र अर्थ थाहा पाउनको लागि सहयोग पुर्याउछ। लेखकले यो पनि भन्छन् कि मान्छेहरुका अनावाश्यक इच्छाहरु र रोजाईहरुलाई नियन्त्रण गर्ने बिवाह एक प्रभावकारी तरिका हो।

अर्को सन्दर्भमा लेखकले भन्छन् सहवासको नाममा आजकाल बिवाह एक चलन/रिति बनेको छ। अरु विभिन्न प्रकारका बिवाहहरु पनि कानुनि, नैतिक र सामाजिक रुपले बाधिएका छैनन्। उनका अनुसार सामाजमान्य/प्रमाणिक बिवाहलाई आजको समाजहरुमा बेवास्ता गरिएको छ त्यसैले अहिले बिवाहमा धेरै समस्याहरु छन्। यो सन्दर्भमा उनले बिवाहका ६ वटा आयामहरु प्रस्तुत गर्छन् जसमा उनको सहमति छ। ६ आयामहरु निम्न छन्:

1. Marriage is a free personal choice and right based on love.
2. Maturity is necessary.
3. Heterosexual (opposite sex) relationship is necessary.
4. The husband is the head and the main earner.
5. Sexual fidelity (faithfulness) and monogamy (relationship with only one partner).
6. Married partners will become parents.