Choice Of Spouse Research Articles

Household Migration and Adolescent Marriage Choice in Settings with Changing Marriage Systems

This article examines the relationship between family experiences of migration and adolescents’ preferences about who should make the decision about who to marry in two migrant-sending regions. Shifts in familial involvement in spouse choice, like other changes in marriage and family systems, are connected to broader social and economic changes that reduce the centrality of family relationships. Migrant household members may contribute to these changes by reorienting family relationships and interdependencies, or by exposing adolescents to new ideas and values. This study uses data collected in Gaza Province, Mozambique, and Chitwan Valley, Nepal as part of the Family Migration and Early Life Outcomes (FAMELO) project. Using logistic regression, the authors analyze variation in adolescents’ preferences for familial spouse choice by multiple aspects of migration (e.g., timing, receipt of remittances), controlling for adolescent characteristics and other theoretically relevant predictors. Mozambican adolescents in migrant-sending households were more likely to prefer families to choose their spouse than those in households without migration experience. In Nepal, household migration experience was not associated with adolescent spouse-selection preferences. The findings point to a complex association between migration systems and local family structures that shapes adolescents’ ideas about family relationships and their family-formation preferences.

Female Individuality and Social Conventions of the Enlightenment in the Correspondence between Valentin Jamеrai-Duval and Anastasia Sokolova

This article examines the interpretation of the theme of the manifestation of female individuality in mid-eighteenth-century Russia on the basis of the correspondence (1762–1774) between Valentin Jamerai-Duval, a French philosopher and autodidact in the Austrian service, and Anastasia Sokolova, a lady-in-waiting to Empress Catherine II, married to De Ribas. At the beginning of the correspondence, Jamerai-Duval’s interest in Russia, like that of many Europeans, is based on inaccurate book sources and common stereotypes. Their conceptual motifs are “barbarism”, ignorance and violence, both in the family and in society. The dialogue between the two correspondents gradually overcomes these stereotypes. They discuss a wide range of issues related to the expression of the female personality: choice of spouse and celibacy, love and sensual pleasure in marriage; criteria of attractiveness (physical and mental beauty), following fashion and individual style, etc. Special attention is paid in the correspondence to the questions of women’s education and intellectual development, in which reading plays an important role. The Russian-Turkish war of 1768–1774 reactivated the issue of violence against women, this time as a need to protect them from the despotism of the infidels in the Ottoman Empire. Ignorance and religious prejudice in the environment of the Old Believers are also seen by the correspondents as a manifestation of tyranny over women’s personality.

Marital quality in a context of displacement: the role of union formation characteristics among Syrian refugee and Jordanian youth

Marital quality is an important determinant of well-being and is related to how unions are formed. Both processes of union formation and marital relationships may be influenced by stressful conditions, including insecurity and displacement. We leverage unique representative data on young Syrian refugees in Jordan to learn more about the interplay between displacement, union formation characteristics and marital quality. Through comparisons with youth from the Jordanian host population, we assess the role of key contextual predictors of marital quality, such as consanguinity and young people’s role in choosing their spouse, with a focus on gender differences. We measure marital quality with six separate items capturing aspects of equality, respect and interpersonal communication and a unidimensional scale identified through exploratory factor analysis. Results show that consanguinity, marital duration and number of children are generally unrelated to marital quality in both populations. In contrast, involvement in spouse choice emerges as the strongest predictor, with both Syrians and Jordanians in family-arranged unions experiencing lower-quality marriages. Among Syrians, women suffer more from lower marital quality, especially when arranged unions happen at a young age, and marriages formed after displacement to Jordan appear more fragile. The study is one of the first to explore predictors of marital quality in a non-Western, conflict-affected population. The findings emphasise the importance of the demographic study of family dynamics in situations of insecurity and displacement moving beyond a narrow focus on marriage timing to cover a wider range of marriage outcomes related to family well-being.

"Get Her for Me, for She Pleases Me Well:" Interpreting the Samson Marriage Narrative in Judges 14 in Light of Parental Role in Mate Selection in Nigeria

Judges 14 speaks to the Nigerian context on the role of parents in the marriage process. Unlike in the traditional African society where the choice of spouses was determined by parents and the family, in Nigeria today, parents have little involvement in their children's choice of marriage partner. Applying narrative reading and the descriptive approach, the article examines this text in light of the significance of parents' role in choosing marriage partners among Nigerian Christians. The study finds that due to the influence of Christianity and modernisation, Nigerian parents now play little role in the choice of their children's marriage partners and that this is one of the factors responsible for the rampant marriage failures in society. It concludes that to curb the high rate of marriage instability among Nigerian Christians, the church in Nigeria should review its marriage theology to emphasise the role of parents in mate selection, using the Samson story as a literary instrument.

Family and Vocation in the Early Italian Renaissance: Boccaccio and Narratives of Filial Freedom

With an eye to joining literary and family history, this article examines Boccaccio's role in consolidating a new genre regarding the struggles of young people to choose their own paths against the constraints of paternal authority. In works of fiction, humanist scholarship, and biography, Boccaccio portrayed the struggle for filial freedom, both in terms of his own vocational aspirations as a young poet and in the struggle of young women to assert their freedom in the choice of spouse or vocation.

PSYCHO-SOCIO FACETS OF HONOUR KILLING

Honor based violence including the crime of honour killing has been occurring in most part of the world, from the middle East, Asia, Europe and the most developed country like USA. Through this research paper the researcher has tried to examine various psycho-socio aspects of honour killing. The current paper is an effort to evaluate the literature currently accessible and available on the subject of honour killing, but with a difference that evaluation has been done from psycho-socio-cultural angle. For this purpose researcher has relied upon reports from media, various renounced research papers. Herein, the scholar has made an attempt as how the crime of honour killing co-relates with several psychological aspects such as honour, culture, morality, attitude and belief? These aspects are the main bone of contention between both the individual and the family. There are multiple reasons for honour killing, a few to be put down here are, own choice of spouse, education and employment, dress code and extra marital relationship. Out of these sexuality is the main cause. Researcher has tried to define honour killing and its various forms. Researcher have tried to find out, as why perpetrators execute murder in the name of honour killing even when some other psychological factor such as sentiments, feelings, emotions and humanity are stronger that psychological factors which indicates honour killing. As to why society follows the cultural and social measures dictated by khap panchayat, rather than adhering to so many laws enactment by legislation and judiciary, which are easily accessible to them? Honour killing causes panic and commotion in society, creates instability in social life and takes away many lives and also a hindrance in national development.

Modern Marriage in a Traditional Society: The Influence of College Education on Marriage in India

India has witnessed a dramatic expansion of higher education, and women have emerged as noteworthy winners in the process. This paper focuses on the role of female college education on four dimensions of marriage: age at marriage, autonomy in the choice of spouse, work and financial empowerment, and quality of marital relationship. The study uses a sample of 35,561 currently married women from the 2011-2012 wave of the nationally representative India Human Development Survey (IHDS). It demonstrates that higher education, particularly college education, enables women to lead lives substantively different from their less-educated peers. College-educated women marry at later ages, enjoy greater autonomy in choosing their husbands, and have a more egalitarian relationship with their spouses. Furthermore, the study finds that educational homogamy and hypogamy afford greater autonomy to women. Even without a concomitant increase in labor force participation, college education among women appears to have a transformative effect on marriage in India.

Socioeconomic benefits and limited parent-offspring disagreement in arranged marriages in Nepal.

Mate preferences probably evolved to increase fitness; however, studies using arranged and non-arranged marriage as proxies for limited and free mate choice (respectively) do not find any reproductive differences. We explore why arranged and non-arranged marriages are an imperfect proxy for limited and free-choice matings and what fitness effects different marriage types could produce. Data from focus group discussions with men and women in Nepal show that there are three spouse choice categories with differing levels of parental influence over mate choice, reinforcing that arranged and non-arranged are not dichotomous. Discussions also show that parents and offspring, especially sons, may be more aligned in in-law/mate preferences than expected, demonstrating the need to establish clear domains of parent-offspring disagreement over spouse choice in the community before investigating fitness. Several social and financial benefits that are only available to arranged couples in this community were detected, and these benefits could compensate for any costs of not choosing a spouse independently. These benefits of arranged marriage are more salient for women than for men. These discussions indicate that predictions about the effects of spouse choice on fitness outcomes may differ for men and women and depend on community-specific socioeconomic benefits.

Research on Intergenerational Transmission of Post-95s Generation’s View of Marriage from The Perspective of Locus of Control

In today's social background, people are always willing to pursue a better material life. In choice of marriage, parents and children have different ideas and standards in choosing a spouse, which would lead to parents' intervention in the choice of children's spouse. This paper analyzes and demonstrates the current situation of marriage and love among Chinese youth. It first introduces several ways to find a partner in China and expresses Chinese parents' views on mate selection through literature. By means of interviews with young people in marriageable age and their parents and literature analysis, this paper discusses and demonstrates the dominant role of parents in their children's choice of spouses, and puts forward suggestions on how to properly deal with the problem of parental intervention in the process of marriage.

Uncovering the Preferences of Highly Qualified Women during Spouse Selection from District Skardu – Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan

Selection of a mate to get married is a quite common cultural practice worldwide and the criteria of spouse selection for women are very so often difficult. For the first time in this qualitative study, the preferences of highly qualified women in spouse selection and the influence of background individualities of spouses from Skardu, Gilgit – Baltistan, Pakistan were testified. A total of 15 unmarried but employed women were designated as respondents and data were obtained through purposive sampling from different institutions of Skardu like hospitals, colleges, and banks. An interview guide was used and the obtained data were evaluated thematically. The obtained results were characterized as the top criteria, important criteria, moderately important, and not important criteria for the choice of spouse. Results displayed that majority of women from the area consider higher education level, personal attributes, educational homogamy, financial stability, parental background, and sociability as top criteria before choosing a future spouse. While physical attractiveness and similar cultural/linguistic backgrounds were not deliberated as important measures to accept any proposal. It is therefore concluded that spouse education and some personal attributes are the top preferences of highly qualified women from the Skardu district of Gilgit - Baltistan Pakistan.

Challenges and Prospects of Litigating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in Nigeria: Lessons from Comparative Foreign Jurisprudence

Available statistics revealed vulnerable and fragile conditions for women in Africa, including Nigeria. This is due to the persistent violation of their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), maternal heath rights, choice of spouse and right to determine whether or not to have children and the numbers of children to have, access to contraceptives, etc. These rights are violated due to cultural norms, medical negligence, lack of access to social and economic resources, etc. If this condition is left to fester, Nigerian women may never attain their full potential and capabilities to develop because of the links that exist between sexual and reproductive health and rights and equality, empowerment, economic growth and development. There is, therefore, a need to strengthen this fragile condition through the effective implementation and enforcement of international, regional and national laws relating to SRHR. Rights litigation strategy is an acknowledged tool of empowerment and transformation in this regard. Consequently, this article examines SRHR of women in Nigeria, highlighting the challenges with litigating cases involving SRHR. Also, the article considers the prospects for litigation through a comparative study of selected jurisdictions in order to explore how they have engaged with similar situations and challenges of litigating SRHR and to identify lessons for Nigerian courts.

Endre Szentkiralyi. Being Hungarian in Cleveland: Maintaining Language, Culture, and Traditions.

Endre Szentkiralyi. <i>Being Hungarian in Cleveland: Maintaining Language, Culture, and Traditions.</i>

Spokojenost v dlouhodobých partnerských vztazích: kvalitativní studie českých heterosexuálních párů

This article presents the results of the qualitative research, which pursued the topic of satisfaction in relationships in Czech couples. The results are compared with the outcomes of several studies from abroad. The first part of the paper consists of a brief introduction to the topic and present the results of studies with a similar design. The second part describes the research, which was part of Zuzana Kalousovaʼs thesis in 2017. It is a qualitative research conducted via half-structured interviews with 22 respondents who have been in a satisfactory relationship for over ten years. To analyze the data, we used grounded theory. The results were ten categories that contributed to satisfaction in relationships: overcoming of differences and obstacles, doing things together, communication, endurance, not trying to solve everything, harmony, safety, good choice of spouse, stable financial situation, family.

Remarriage among older immigrants and their host country peers – a countrywide study

With immigrants across Europe ageing in increasing numbers, this article uses Danish administrative data to map the unexplored remarriage patterns among three groups of older immigrants and compare them to their Danish host country peers. Results show that remarriage late in life is uncommon. When it occurs, men remarry more often than women, with the gender difference many times larger among immigrants. For choice of spouse, most marriages are endogamous, with immigrants predominantly finding spouses transnationally. The data also reveal a distinct age pattern in all groups, with wives substantially younger when marriages are transnational, i.e. when wives arrive as marriage migrants. In addition to extending the literature on remarriage in old age to include immigrant groups, this study also documents both the centrality of older immigrants finding spouses transnationally and the existence of substantial age differences in transnational remarriages, regardless of whether husbands are immigrants or not.

Does younger age at marriage affect divorce? Evidence from Johnson's Executive Order 11241.

Before President Johnson's Executive Order 11241 in August 1965, married men received lower draft priority for military service. As the Vietnam War escalated in the summer of 1965, anecdotal evidence suggests draft-eligible men sought marriage to lower their likelihood of serving. This paper quantifies the effects of these Vietnam-era policies on marriage and finds that they significantly reduced the age at first marriage and altered the choice of spouse. However, younger marriages induced by the war were less likely to result in divorce 15 years later. Evidence also suggests that these younger marriages had little effect on long-term outcomes.

Entry into intercultural marriage: factors of spouse choice

Background. Intercultural marriages are micro-level models of intercultural relations and can help to understand the changing society of the globalization era. The objective. Revealing attitudes towards entry into intercultural marriage and factors influencing the choice of a foreign cultural marriage partner among Russians and Buryats in the Republic of Buryatia. Design. The study was conducted in 2020 in the Republic of Buryatia using a socio-psychological survey on online platform. The convenience sample was used (the “snowball” method). The sample included representatives of 2 groups: Russians (N = 111) and Buryats (N = 102). Results. The analysis showed that the attitude towards entry into intercultural marriage in these groups is above average, while no significant differences were found between the groups. The negative attitude towards intercultural marriages among Buryats to a greater extent than among Russians was determined by factors reflecting the acceptance of intercultural marriages by relatives, loved ones and society in general, which was more significant for the Buryats. Among the Russians, more than among the Buryats, negative attitudes were interconnected with factors reflecting personal characteristics of the future spouse (values, norms of behavior) and interpersonal communication. For both the Russians and the Buryats, negative attitude towards entering into intercultural marriages is associated with the importance of proximity of cooking traditions, naming, raising children and their identity, as well as religious beliefs. Conclusion. The general favorable “Zeitgeist” in Buryatia towards intercultural marriages contributes to the tolerant attitude towards the creation of such married couples among both the Russians and the Buryats.

Legislación canónica esclavista americana en Lima y México colonial, siglos XVI y XVII

La Iglesia en la búsqueda de establecer una sociedad esclavista y católica al mismo tiempo, construyó una estructura legal que permitió que a todos los integrantes de la nueva sociedad colonial se les reconociera sus derechos espirituales. De esta forma, el bautismo, matrimonio, extremaunción, etc., eran derechos inalienables a todo ser humano, así fueran esclavizados, reconociéndoles su derecho a la libre elección matrimonial y a la cohabitación. Estableciendo penas pecuniarias y la excomunión para aquellas personas que interfieran en el normal desarrollo de los derechos sacramentales. Toda esta legislación se plasmó en los Concilios Limenses, Concilios Provinciales Mexicanos, Sínodos de Lima, Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc.

Des mariages à tout prix ? Genèse, contestation et régulation du marché de la rencontre (1840-1940)

Depuis le début du xix e siècle jusqu’à la veille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la société française assiste à l’invention d’un marché de la rencontre. L’émergence de ce marché se heurte à une solide contestation morale : les agences matrimoniales sont perçues comme une dangereuse extension des activités marchandes à la sphère intime. L’article entreprend de montrer que cette critique de la marchandisation est profondément paradoxale pour la société du xix e siècle, puisque l’émergence de ce marché ne s’accompagne pas d’une dérégulation des rencontres amoureuses et d’un désencastrement du choix du conjoint au sens où l’entendrait Eva Illouz, mais qu’il s’appuie, au contraire, sur un écosystème du choix du conjoint très largement dominé par les cadres sociaux, économiques et familiaux. Puisque le critère économique est la première règle d’appariement des couples bourgeois, les agences matrimoniales ne sont pas coupables de l’intrication de l’argent avec l’intimité, mais seulement de la rendre visible. Dès lors que cette exhibition nourrit la contestation du marché, elle conduit également marchands et clientèle à élaborer des stratégies diverses pour rendre acceptables aux yeux de la morale autant l’intrication économie/intime que le poids de l’économie dans les critères de choix du conjoint.

Tracing the Determinants of Marital Quality in Pakistani Society through the Lens of How It Happened

The quality of the marriage is assessed by many determinants. Based upon a large number of subjects and determines on the marital quality evaluation, this research explores the factors which are fundamental in maintaining marital quality in the novel How It Happened by Haider (2013). The marital quality in this paper is measured through five dimensions, comprising satisfaction, communication, togetherness, problems and disagreements (Allendorf &amp; Ghimire 2012). Gender, education, spouse choice and marital length arise as the most important determinants of these dimensions of marital quality. The data for the research comprises of the text of How It Happened. The marriage determinants are identified through exploratory factor analysis. The research shows that issues like gender, more schooling, contribution in the choice of one's spouse and being married longer do not basically donate in advanced levels of marital quality. However, while the key determinants of marital quality in this regard are analyzed, the main distinction in marital quality, whether it exists through arranged or love marriages remains inexplicable.

Traditional practices and perceptions of epilepsy among people in Roma communities in Bulgaria

PurposeWe attempted to identify cultural aspects of epilepsy among the Roma community in Bulgaria by elucidating cultural beliefs, traditional treatments, and potential markers of stigma. MethodsWe established representative discussion groups among five distinct Roma subgroups (Lom, Kalderas, Thracian Tinsmiths (Tinkers), Kyustendil Xoroxane and Kopanari) from different Bulgarian regions. Data about local beliefs and treatment strategies were gathered. ResultsMost people were familiar with convulsions but non-convulsive focal seizures were seen not as epileptic but mainly as a “mental problem”. Beliefs about putative etiologies for epilepsy were not uniform as some considered environmental and external factors such as high environmental temperatures, electric shocks, loud music, and fever as causes of seizures while others listed bad experiences, stress, trauma, and fear as possible causes. Epilepsy was seen by some as a divine punishment or resulting from black magic. Most considered epilepsy shameful and an obstacle to children attending school. Despite local differences, there was a uniform belief that epilepsy is incurable by Western medicine and people usually resort to traditional healers. A variety of rituals performed by local healers to treat epilepsy were described. DiscussionMisconceptions about epilepsy may contribute to stigmatization in this population; this may in turn contribute to a high treatment gap in this group. As a result, the majority of Roma children with epilepsy are likely to leave school early, are greatly limited in their choice of spouse (particularly girls), and marriages often occur between people with epilepsy or those with a family history of epilepsy.