Thesis (Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology)

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    Young adult’s interest in getting married: increased interest in intimate wedding events
    (BRAC University, 10/31/2023) Lamia, Nushin Tarannum; Sabur, Seuty
    Marriage is an important event in every Bengali household as in this event the family gets to express their identity in the society by inviting every relative, friend, and neighbors. It has always been a grand event for every family whenever their children get married. But recently it has been observed that people are very fond of intimate and small programs with only close relatives and friends. This paper, with the help of primary and secondary data, will try to explore the reasons behind such changes in societal tradition and understand how society is constantly changing with times due to such societal factors.
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    Insight into decision of marriage by late teens and early-twenties women in Dhaka middle class: their agency, respectability and role of external factors
    (BRAC University, 2018) Sharar, Raad; Sabur, Seuty
    Women in the 21st century have made an insurmountable amount of progress in terms of education, employment, decision making power and overall autonomy over themselves. In the context of Bangladesh where this paper is based, this progress is very visible on paper as well as on sight. More and more women are attaining higher education and joining the workforce and taking control of their lives. Women are no longer bound by the tradition of marriage as soon as they become adults but have now the opportunity to further their careers, education and excel in different previously male dominated fields. However, given all of this progress and opportunities now available for women in this country, many women are still voluntarily opting into the custom of marriage before graduating from university or immediately after. This paper will investigate why women are making this decision and justify this phenomenon from social, religious and various other perspectives.
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    Being with the ‘Other’: inter-religious marriages in Bangladesh
    (BRAC University, 2016-08) Rahman, Fahmida; Siddiqi, Dr Dina M
    Inter-religious marriage is one of the rarest research topics seen in Bangladesh till today. However, „rare research‟ does not mean that such marriages are not taking place. In Bangladesh, inter-religious marriage is rare but present. There are cases where a person falls in love with someone not from their own caste or religion. However, in such cases the predominant reaction seen among families is due to the difference in the social and cultural institution that such marriage will be bringing upon. My thesis centers on ethnography of such a family who got their child married into a family of a different religion. This is, however, completely an anomaly and not tends to be even heard of in a country who, on the one hand claims to have its own state religion, on the other, is labeled as “secular country”. The issue has particularly drawn my attention because marriage in South Asia is not only about two individuals but about families and other social and cultural institutions; hence, marrying in family of different religion is itself a dilemma if no one is converting. Among all these dilemmas and confusions and going against the social construction, why would any family, on purpose do such act? What could be the social/political/personal motive behind it? While putting vehement focus on inter-religious marriage, I would also like to analyze/explore these issues with inter-caste marriages that take place among the Hindu believers. This is because; inter-caste marriage has already led to many “honour” killings and is an ongoing situation till today in South Asia. Up to some extent, inter-religious marriage may do lead to such acts as well. Nonetheless, as my thesis will be ethnography of an “arranged inter-religious” marriage, before going on to the main ethnography, I will like to cover some historical issues like what marriage in South Asia means and it takes place? The legal ramification if one wants to perform inter-religious marriage. I hope at the end of my thesis, my findings will reflect some solutions on diminishing the blurred social construction of “religious” marriage and bring about some flexibility among the marriage laws in future.