Singlehood and Social Exclusion: A Case Study

Prashant Chaudhry¹ , Apeksha Kumari²

1. School of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
2. Law Centre 1, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.9 , pp.1-6, Sep-2023

Online published on Sep 30, 2023

Copyright © Prashant Chaudhry, Apeksha Kumari . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
As per National Statistical Organization (India) 2011 data a considerable population of urban society are single, they do not have an intimate partner. They suffer from various kinds of difficulties related to their personal choices in selecting their male and female partners or they suffer from psychological (lack of socialization, personality issues etc.) or physiological issues (related to human bodily parts) in determining their needs to have partner in their life. A very few studies have been conducting in Indian society on issues, concern, needs and problems related to single people. In the limited literature available on singlehood issues it has been revealed that single individuals irrespective of their gender becomes subject of gossip and discrimination in offices, residential places and also in family relationship. The literature has also captured that people who are single for prolonged period also exhibits aggression, sadness, worrying and anxious feelings towards their family and friends. Recently, India has completed 76th year of Independence but despite that the conception of singlehood (voluntary and involuntary) is still not acceptable and treated as a taboo in our society culturally. The legal rights and privileges of single person are also not given much heed in existing legal framework in India. To address the above aggravated issues related to singlehood, the authors attempt to conduct a pilot study on problems and concerns of the singlehood among office going males and females in the city of Faridabad. The study will be beneficial for developing an understanding about the problems and concerns of singlehood for safeguarding the rights of single persons in our society.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Involuntary Singlehood, Discrimination, Partner, Relationship

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