Socio-Cultural Practices of Ensuring Marriage Security Through Watta Satta

Abstract

The research was conducted in Chak no 454, district Jhang, it examined Socio cultural practices of ensuring man'iage security through watta satta. The thesis explored the conceptual understanding of watta satta malTiages, highlight the changing deteITninants of watta satta and explore the merits and demerits of watta satta. Discussion generated across in-depth interviews(N=36) and focus group discussion (N=2). For the present study purposive sampling strategy was utilized for the selection of respondents. Purposeful sampling takes into consideration "data rich cases". During the enrolment procedure, each member was informed of the idea of the research problem and the time responsibility included. All consented to the terms of the study. The sample comprised of 18 couples. The researcher gathered the information from respondents through interview schedule. Research methodology includes multiple tools like participant observation, in depth interviews, focus group discussion and case studies. The reason behind this study was to feature this custom of watta satta in a village of locale Jhang. Watt a satta is intensely upheld and honed in this town and it has set its underlying foundations top to bottom in this network. This custom in actuality goes back to numerous ages in this network. The people group's survival is currently in view of this custom. They have shaped their qualities and standards such that it has turned into their method of survival. Despite the fact that for an observer looking from outside, this convention may appear to be outdated and even a wrongdoing for a few yet for its residents it is their lifestyle. The custom is acquainted with the villagers ideal from their youth, they see it being honed in their environment, imbued in them by their predecessors. So they get acquainted with it even before they get into young generation and begin pondering marriage and its prospects. Their contemplations are as of now molded when their senior citizens choose about their destiny and they acknowledge their older folks' decision so as to satisfy them and all the more so their general public. The custom all in all has its own anangement of benefits and faults and the system has understanding into it however some way or another they are cheerful in following this tradition. To them the benefits of this custom exceed its inconveniences and the uprightness and survival of this village and community lies in following this tradition.