Divorce Among Men And Women In Lawngtlai District, Mizoram: A Sociological Investigation Into The Causes

  Ngurthangpuii,  Dr.V.Jaisee Geetha

The main purpose of this research is to empirically examine various factors that are responsible for the causes of divorce in Lawngtlai District, Mizoram. Samples of 150 respondents were selected using purposive sampling which includes 70 males and 80 females. Data was collected based on questionnaires and interview schedule. In this study, the most commonly reported cause for divorce is infidelity followed by intoxicants. According to the findings, men were more likely to report than women to initiate divorce, to give sexual problems, incompatible, early marriage and no reason what caused the divorce. In contrast, women were more likely than a man to report religion, health problems, growing apart, childlessness, financial problems, and problems with in-laws, intoxicants, and infidelity as a reason for divorce.

Keywords- divorce; Mizoram, lifespan course, Socio-economic station.

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1703152
Page Number(s) - 1080-1086
Pubished in - Volume 5 | Issue 3 | September 2017
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Ngurthangpuii,  Dr.V.Jaisee Geetha,   "Divorce Among Men And Women In Lawngtlai District, Mizoram: A Sociological Investigation Into The Causes", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.5, Issue 3, pp.1080-1086, September 2017, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1703152.pdf