Attitudes towards Marriage among the Students of Higher Learning in West Bengal: An Empirical Approach

Abstract

This article examines the attitudes of students towards marriage in the 21 st century. It
also focuses on attitudes towards a wide range of marriage related issues like dowry,
caste and love marriage. The Factor Analysis suggests that the young generation pre-
fer spouses with well-paying jobs. Any type of marriage, love or arranged, is acceptable
to them. According to them the success of marriage does not depend on astrological
prediction, but on the couple’s mutual understanding, co-operation and trust. They give
less importance to the ‘caste’ of a spouse.