PERCEPTIONS OF WEDDING TRENDS AND RITUALS: A GENDER BASED COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Aziz Fatima Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan
  • Uzma Ashiq Khan Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan
  • Maryam Zafar Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.740

Abstract

World widely, Weddings have been setting trends of overspending and societal pressure. The present study explored gender perception regarding wedding trends and rituals that have been practicing due to lavish and simple weddings in Lahore. The impact of socio-demographic variables e.g. educational level, income level, and age differences were analyzed with respect to wedding trends and rituals. Quantitative research design based on self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data (N=300) from different private and public institutes, through purposive sampling technique from different areas of Lahore. For descriptive and inferential statistics, the data was analyzed through SPSS version 25. Independent sample T-test and One-Way ANOVA was applied; the results indicated that there was a significant gender differences and socio-demographic variables also found statistically significant differences with respect to trends and rituals. The study identified preferences and reasons of simple and lavish weddings through gender perspectives.

Keywords: trends, rituals, socio-demographics, gender perception.

Author Biographies

  • Aziz Fatima, Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan

    MS Student

     

  • Uzma Ashiq Khan, Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan

    Assistant Professor & Incharge 

  • Maryam Zafar, Department of Gender and Development Studies, LCWU, Lahore Pakistan

    Lecture Assistant

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“PERCEPTIONS OF WEDDING TRENDS AND RITUALS: A GENDER BASED COMPARATIVE STUDY”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 502–512, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.740.