Abstract

Preferences of marriage partners of children is observed, perhaps due to older age Group of the respondents. Overall, majority of the respondents wish their sons to marry within close relatives Modernization is continuous process when modernization diversified it has significance impact on marriage and family system. Modernization is a transition from which was before to modern and industrial society that occurs all over the world. The goal of this study is to explain how modernization has affected marriage traditions and the family system in south Punjab. Tehsil Bhakkar was the home of the study's world. Two union councils were chosen at random from Tehsil Bhakkar's 26 branches located. Data was obtained from sample population, with the average age of the respondents being over 30 years old. In this research, an interview guide was used as a data harvesting strategy. The study conclude were analysed using SPSS software, and the descriptive section of the results indicated that the a major proportion of respondent were married in the age group of 45-49, had less than higher secondary education, were strongly connected with old traditions and no awareness about modernization. Furthermore, when the inferential statistics of the study’s regression and correlation analysis tests were used, the results revealed that modernization has positive and least significant effect on marriage practices and family system.

Keywords:

Modernization, Impact, Family, Marriage

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