Types of marriage (monogamy, polygamy, polyandry, group marriage)
- Based on numbers of spouses
A. Monogamy
B. Polygamy
a. Polyandry
b. Polygyny
2. On the basis of Rule
A. Prescriptive
a. Exogamy
i. Village
ii. Lineage
iii. Clan
iv. Moiety
v. Gotra
vi. Pravara
vii. Sapinda
viii. Hypergamy / Anuloma
ix. Hypogamy / Pratiloma
x. Restricted / Differentiated
xi. Simple / Undifferentiated
b. Endogamy
i. Tribal
ii. Caste
iii. Sub-caste
iv. Class
v. Race
vi. Ethnic
vii. Village
viii. Deme
ix. Moiety
B. Preferential
a. Cross cousin
b. Parallel cousin
c. Levirate & Sororate
C. Proscriptive/Prohibitive – Incest Taboo
3. Rare types of marriage
A. Uncle –niece marriage
B. Sister exchange
C. Fictive
D. Adoptive
E. Group
