The study was conducted to investigate the concept of inter caste marriages in North Indian states and North-Eastern state of Manipur (Manipuri-Meitei). The sample size of this study was 60 college students, 30 from North India and 30 Manipuri-Meiteis. Their age ranged from 19 to 26 years. An open-ended questionnaire for assessing social representation on inter-caste marriages was circulated among the college students. The questionnaire was followed by Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-III (FACES-III). The results of this study revealed that the families of North Indians were more adaptive and highly cohesive as compared to Manipuri-Meiteis. When it comes to marriage they tend to keep their family and society as their first priority. However, for the Manipuri-Meitei participants, no general pattern of cohesiveness or adaptability was observed in their families. Thus, their views on inter caste marriages was in accordance with the way they had been brought up by their family.
Inter Caste Marriage, North India, North-East India, Family Cohesion, Adaptability
