*Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi
**Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi
Online published on 19 November, 2016.
A study has focused on social status and marital security of the Sunni Muslim women belonged from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh through directly examined different factors especially in distinct five Marriage patterns including newly married couple, Long duration couple, Divorcee & first marriage and Divorcee & divorce marriage. Woman mainly considered in study is between 15 to 65 years of age for the sake of the percent study altogether a sample of 600 Muslim women respondents considered. An overview of available studies revealed the fact that majority of the research concentrated on the problems faced by the Muslim women and no such study based on marital life has been seen; so the present study was undertaken with a view to provide information to fill the existing gap. The position of women in the Muslim in sampled area is better. She attains a prime role in household work and has deep involvement in the ritual activities.
Marital Adjustment, Sunni Muslim women, Women status, Social status