Social relationships are like marriage in epoch of technology disruption

Modern technology is a blow to the patriarchal society, but needs regulatory checks to promote healthy social relationships.

The world is witnessing a technological leap with wide and far-reaching implications across sectors with disrupting technology having key role in redefining social relationship like marriage. Defining ‘marriage’ by well-known economists like Yoram Weiss in early 1970s may be the basis of analysis which says “marriage is a partnership for the purpose of joint production and joint consumption”. From the economists’ point of view, the purpose of marriage emphasizes enjoying collective consumption of goods and taking advantage of division of labour [ie; adjustments at home, workplace and joint efforts for availing essential goods and services], risk pooling, related activities etc.