Wife's Status Research Articles

Juridical Implications Of Family Card Issuance For Siri Marriage Couples On Child Status

Marriage is not legally valid or not listed as an issue that is hotly discussed in various perspectives. Registration of marriage is basically necessary as a protection of the state to the parties to the marriage, and also to avoid the tendency of inconsistency in the application of religious teachings and beliefs in a perfect or intact marriage that took place according to religion and belief. This study is a type of normative juridical research. This is because normative juridical research is the type of research that is most relevant to the conflict of norms that occurs and can find detailed and detailed answers to the formulation of the problem to be studied. Based on the Marriage Act No. 1 of 1974 article 1 that marriage is the inner and outer bond between a man and a woman as husband and wife whose purpose is to form a prosperous and eternal family based on the Supreme Godhead. Understanding the inner inner Bond in this marriage is a bond or legal relationship between one man and one woman whose purpose is to live together as husband and wife status. According to the Quran a Muslim is one who has absolutely surrendered to Allah and his commands and believes in pure Tawhid (the oneness of God) that isn't tainted with any shirk and this is why the Almighty has introduced prophet Abraham as a true worshipper. In The Marriage Act No.1 of 1974 Article 2 Paragraph (1) explained that marriage is valid if it is done according to religion and beliefs, with the added sound in Paragraph (2) that each marriage is recorded according to applicable laws and regulations. If the marriage is valid, then the child born from the marriage will obtain legal status as a legitimate child as stipulated by Article 42 of the marriage law. It can be concluded that if the marriage is invalid, then the child born from the marriage does not occupy the position of a legitimate child.

KEABSAHAN ẒIHAR SEBAGAI PUJIAN MENURUT PERSEPSI TEUNGKU DAYAH KECAMATAN JULI, BIREUEN

Ẓihar is historically a form of disliking a husband or a form of punishment towards his wife. The wife's status becomes dependent, unclear, she cannot marry someone else, and has no right to claim anything. In this context, the wife feels like she is being bullied and feels psychologically hurt by her husband. Islam then came to reconstruct ẓihar if a husband had already performed zihar on his wife, then at that moment his wife would no longer be halal for him. If the husband wants to cancel his words (ẓihar) then he is charged with paying kafarat (fine) as stated in QS Al-Mujadilah verses 3-4. The problem is when ẓihar as exemplified in fiqh "you are to me like my mother's back" is said by the husband as a form of praise or respect, not the other way around. This happened in the community of Juli District, Bireuen Regency. Based on this phenomenon, a study was carried out on the perception of teungkudayah (Islamic boarding school kiai) regarding the validity of ẓihar, the purpose of which is praise or respect, considering that the Juli sub-district is surrounded by Islamic boarding schools and the community is generally obedient and obedient to teungkudayah. The research method used is a qualitative research method with a juridical-empirical approach. Data was obtained from interviews with teungku dayah from four Islamic boarding schools (purposive sampling results) based on population. The results of the research show that the perception of teungku dayah is that it is haram for husbands who perform zihar in a sharih manner, such as husbands equating their wife's physical parts with their mother's physical parts. However, it is different if the type of pronunciation is used in the context of character, such as a husband who equates his wife's character with his mother's character, especially if the expression is praise or respect then it does not fall into the ẓihar category.

The problem and probability of marriage for alumnae in Progressive Era United States

When Bryn Mawr College opened in 1885, then-president James Rhoads highlighted the precautions taken to ensure that the young women students would remain healthy, in reaction to the publicized warnings of Scottish physician Thomas S. Clouston, M.D. Dr. Clouston’s concern that girls’ higher education would damage their health epitomized a growing anxiety around the status of wives and mothers at a time of increased educational opportunities for the so-called ‘fairer sex’. To counter these opinions, college alumnae and administrators turned to statistics. Through a combination of published statistics and informal anecdotes, this article provides an in-depth study of how marriage data were solicited, tabulated, and framed at Bryn Mawr College during the Progressive Era, contributing a detailed case-study to the historiography on the period’s debates over educated women. The tension between marriage and a career in research was acutely apparent to the women in academia who were at once responsible for the statistical analysis and among the subjects under investigation. While the survey design and published results emphasized the desired outcome of marriage after graduation, these same documents also offered space for emerging professional trajectories.

Yakut tangalai clothing: cut, trimming, and technologies

Costume of the 17th–18th cc. is a little-studied subject in the history of the Yakut costume. This is due to the fact that costume of this period can be studied only on the materials of the funerary monuments of Yakutia (Eas-tern Siberia). There are scanty written and pictorial sources of this period, and they do not provide detailed infor-mation about the material and technique of making clothes. One of the outstanding examples of the clothing of that time is tangalai - ritual women's clothing with short sleeves embroidered with beads and metal plaques, which in the literature is called fur coat or caftan. Due to its beauty and ritual purpose, tangalai represents a most inte-resting and controversial element of the wardrobe. Such waistcoats were widespread among Turkic-Mongolian peoples of Eurasia and are often associated with the wedding ceremonial and status of married women. The aim of the work is to identify specifics of the make, cut, and decor of tangalai. For this purpose, four samples of clo-thing identified as tangalais were selected from museum collections. All samples were found in female burials of Central and Northern Yakutia and consist of fragments of the base and decorative trim in different states of pres-ervation. A comparative analysis showed that according to the material, cut, and principle of manufacture all sam-ples represent variations of the same type of clothing. Suede made of deer or elk skin, smoked and painted, was used as the basic material. The skin was supplemented with an edging made of expensive and rare furs, which at that time included beaver fur. Beads of predominantly blue color were used in all the samples, supplemented with white and black beads, metal stripes and pendants. Beaded embroidery emphasized certain parts of clothing: shoulders, chest, and back. Accentuation of similar zones preserved in elegant women's fur coats until the beginning of the 20th century. The manufacture of such clothing implied a complex and lengthy technological process from the processing of raw materials to the connection of all the numerous elements. The high quality of the processing of leather and fur and complex beaded decor indicate the presence of professional seamstresses and a more complex organization of the Yakut society of those times. Needle beds, scissors, and workpieces of fur and beads in very rich women's burials, as well as the folklore motifs on this subject may indicate the significance of the sewing workmanship.

Domestic Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidences from Vietnamese Families

Domestic violence has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic's early 2020 in many countries, including Vietnam. The violence sholud be solved. We examine 300 sample units, including 150 men and 150 women with wife status in the urban Vietnamese community, using the convenience sample and the norm sample. Results showed that domestic abuse by men is 32% more common than by women (22%). When they were asked about their feelings after inflicting acts of domestic violence on their spouses, the majority of violent offenders 64.7% said they felt regret and guilt. According to the poll, 4.8% of victims are women who do not want to engage in social activities because they feel helpless. They also feel weak as a result of the violence they have experienced. Then, it was a great concerns related to this domestic violence because of COVID-19 pandemic. More reasearch needed to solve these challenges. Keywords: Domestic Violence, COVID-19 Pandemic, Vietnamese Family.

Educational Difference Between Partners and Wife’s Happiness

This paper uses the China Family Panel Studies to investigate the relationship between educational difference between partners and wife’s happiness. Employing some econometric models, this paper finds that the status of wife having more education than husband has a negative impact on wife’s happiness. To alleviate the endogeneity of educational difference, this paper uses an instrument variable approach to identify the causal relationship between them, and obtains conclusions consistent with the baseline regression. Heterogeneous analysis shows that for women who are less educated and subject to external traditional cultural norms, the negative happiness effect of wife having more education than husband is particularly significant. While greatly influenced by traditional cultural norms, these women are not only unwilling but also afraid to deviate from the role orientation of women in the existing social norms. Therefore, once women transcend the traditional norms to have more education than their husbands, their happiness will be reduced.

Drought, psychosocial stress, and ecogeographical patterning: Tibial growth and body shape in Samburu (Kenyan) pastoralist children

AbstractObjectivesThis study of Samburu pastoralists (Kenya) employs a same‐sex sibling design to test the hypothesis that exposure in utero to severe drought and maternal psychosocial stress negatively influence children's growth and adiposity. As a comparison, we also hypothesized that regional climate contrasts would influence children's growth and adiposity based on ecogeographical patterning.Materials and MethodsAnthropometric measurements were taken on Samburu children ages 1.8–9.6 years exposed to severe drought in utero and younger same‐sex siblings (drought‐exposed, n = 104; unexposed, n = 109) in two regions (highland, n = 128; lowland, n = 85). Mothers were interviewed to assess lifetime and pregnancy‐timed stress.ResultsDrought exposure associated to lower weight‐for‐age and higher adiposity. Drought did not associate to tibial growth on its own but the interaction between drought and region negatively associated to tibial growth in girls. In addition, drought exposure and historically low rainfall associated to tibial growth in sensitivity models. A hotter climate positively associated to adiposity and tibial growth. Culturally specific stressors (being forced to work too hard, being denied food by male kin) associated to stature and tibial growth for age. Significant covariates for child outcomes included lifetime reported trauma, wife status, and livestock.DiscussionChildren exposed in utero to severe drought, a hotter climate, and psychosocial stress exhibited growth differences in our study. Our results demonstrate that climate change may deepen adverse health outcomes in populations already psychosocially and nutritionally stressed. Our results also highlight the value of ethnography to identifying meaningful stressors.

Women\u2019s work on small change: privately issued currency by women in mid-17th century London

This paper focuses on privately issued currencies by women in mid-17th century London. These currencies appeared across England as part of a large wave of minting which began during the English Civil War as a result of severe shortages of low value coinage (‘small change’), used for purposes of petty trade. In London alone over 4200 tradesmen and businesses issued tokens, only around 140 of these issuers were women. The tokens are a rare visual and material source on the daily life of working women and their self-representation. By contextualizing the issuers’ occupations and token designs within the history of women’s legal status, this paper will demonstrate that token issuers were likely not under the status of married women. The paper examines who these women issuers were, their occupations, and the legal status that enabled them to become independent active agents within the new commercial sphere of tokens. The paper will demonstrate that the artifact of tokens issued by women is extraordinary within the phenomenon, though the line of work these women did was not unique in the period. The ability of women to represent themselves on a token was likely a direct result of their legal status and the commercial rights it entailed.

Relationship Self-Regulation and Dyadic Coping in Married Women: Role of Demographic Factors

The present study attempted to investigate the predicting influence of relationship self-regulation in dyadic coping among married women. In addition, role of demographic factors such as education, employment status of married women, and family system were also determined in relation to study variables. The sample comprised of 300 married women with age ranging from 22 to 38 years (Mean age = 28.77) with at least two years of marital duration. Measures of Behavioral Self-Regulation for Effective Relationships Scale (Wilson, Charker, Lizzio, Halford, & Kimlin, 2005) and Dyadic Coping Inventory (Bodenmann, 2008) were used to assess the study variables. Findings showed that relationship self-regulation positively predicted better dyadic coping. Results of multivariate analysis inferred that working married women being highly educated and living in nuclear setup reported better relationship self-regulation and dyadic coping. However, nonsignificant differences were found in relation to spousal education and duration of marriage. Implications for future research and practical intervention strategies for couple therapists and educators were also discussed.

The Status of Married Women into the Process of Household Decision Making: A Study in Khulna City

This study aims to determine the women’s role in household decision making in relation to their gender status. This study also explores the links between women’s status and their participation in household decision making process. This study revealed that 64.2 percent women are the housewives who are giving labour in household for free and hardly recognized. The findings of the study explicated that 41.6 percent women’s title belongs to their father before their marriage while 61.7 percent women’s title belongs to their husband after their marriage and 45 percent women got married based on the decision taken by their parents. The study found that over 38 percent of the women provided dowry at the time of their marriage and about 48 percent of the women’s had to forcefully pay dowry. It was also found that half (50.8%) of the women faced forced sex with husband. This is the common scenario in our patriarchal society because the woman is not regarded here as a distinct entity. The patriarchal society regarded them as an entity who obeys their decision. In this study woman’s decision about their maternal health care followed by 1st place in the rank order by obtained the mean value 3.80. This study concluded that marriageable age, marriage length, education, economic self sufficiency along with gender awareness, traditional socio-cultural practices, exposure to mass media and access to information can enhance women’s status in household decision making. Through this, it is possible to achieve gender equality at all levels in the society of Bangladesh.

From “Brilliant study” to “One Woman’s outcry Against Her Nature”: “The Second Sex” in the 1950s American Scientific Journals

Simone de Beauvoir?s The Second Sex has been considered as one of the most crucial books that influenced the second wave feminists, who mobilized during the 1960s and 1970s new massive feminist movement in America. This article analyses reception of the book in the American scientific/academic journals, and in that way, contributes to the field of periodical studies. This article, first, analyses post-war American context with the focus on status and role of women in the society, and then, moves on to enquire into the reception of The Second Sex in five American scientific journals, published during 1953 and 1954. The political context is intertwined with the absence of the critical reflexion among the first American authors who wrote about The Second Sex regarding the role of women in the 1950s America. The article analyses the language, key topics for the authors of critiques (that the book is primarily French; that it cannot apply to American women and context; that the book is non-scientific, despite the publisher?s promotion, and that it does not provide directions for the social changes Beauvoir calls for; and finally, that the book has problematic arguments regarding motherhood and the status of married women).

Woman among women: Female agency in traditional Chinese households, circa 1947

There is a big debate on the level of present-day female agency within the household in China. Even though the two sides of the debate make implicit assumptions on historical agency, a direct link is rarely established as we lack information on historical female agency among lower class households. In this paper we use a unique dataset on the ranking of women in the household for rural Yugan County (Jiangxi province, China) for the year 1947 when traditional households were still dominant.The main conclusion is that, contrary to much of the classic literature on the subject, ranking among females in traditional Chinese households was much less rigid than expected, with most women being in charge at a certain point in their lives. This was mostly driven by gender-specific issues such as a son's taking over as the head of the household, thereby raising his wife's status, but with potential other daughters-in-law (wives of the brothers of the head of the household) ending up as assistants Yet, other factors also play a role. For example, we find a positive impact of traditional education on female agency.

Profile of Domestic Violence Cases Examined At Langsa Hospital in 2019-2020

Domestic violence (KDRT) is one type of violence that is a global health problem1. Studies from various countries show that the incidence of domestic violence ranges from 15-71 percent2. In the 2011 National Commission on Violence Against Women's annual records, the most victims of domestic violence were women in the productive age range (25-40 years)3. The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of cases of Domestic Violence examined at Langsa Hospital in 2019 - 2020. This study is a descriptive study. The sample in this study was all post-mortem et repertum data on cases of domestic violence examined at the Forensic and Medicolegal Installation at Langsa Hospital in 2019 to 2020, totaling 21 cases. The conclusion from the results of this study was that the percentage of domestic violence cases in 2019 was 47.61% (10 cases), in 2020 it was 52.39% (11 cases). The largest percentage of domestic violence cases was in victims aged 18-65 years, which was 76 ,20% (16 cases). The smallest percentage of domestic violence cases was in victims aged 80-99 years and >100 years, namely 0% (0 cases). The largest percentage of domestic violence cases was in female victims, which was 71.42% (15 cases). The lowest percentage of domestic violence cases was male victims, namely 28.58% (6 cases). The largest percentage of domestic violence cases was 47.62% (10 cases). The smallest percentage of domestic violence cases among victims who work as private employees is 4.77% (1 case). The largest percentage of domestic violence cases was in victims with wife status, which was 47.62% (10 cases). The smallest percentage of domestic violence cases in victims with husband status is 4.77% (1 case).

PARTISIPASI KERJA WANITA MENIKAH DI PROVINSI BANTEN TAHUN 2020

After marriage, women who already have children and who do not have children spend on average more time outside the workforce than women who are unmarried. This study aims to identify the factors that influence the labor force participation of married women in Banten province. By using the probit model, from this study it can be seen if the labor participation of married women in Banten province is influenced by the age of married women, the age squared of married women, the length of school for married women, the status of married women as head of household, household expenses, the number of household members, the number of boys aged 16 years and over, the number of girls aged between 5-15 years, the education of the married woman's husband and the factor of the location where the married woman lives.

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH STATUS OF MARRIED WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN KATHMANDU

Background: Reproductive health of women has been the central agenda of Cairo conference since its inception in 1999. As a signatory country for Cairo Conference, Nepal government is also committed for reproductive rights for Nepalese women. Despite this, reproductive health challenges do exist in Nepal. This prompted us to determine the reproductive health status of married women attending in cervical cancer screening in Kath­mandu.
 Methods: Cross sectional study was designed to include retrospective data of married women, obtained during cervical cancer screening camp conducted by KIST Medical College at Laga Khala Clinic, Lagan, Kathmandu on 12-02- 2017. Among married women (131) attended cervical 100 wom­en’s records with complete set of data for reproductive health variables required for the study were included in this study. Statistical analysis was done descriptively.
 Results: Participant’s age is between 21 years to 61years, 83% are liter­ate and 46% are employed. Adolescence marriage and pregnancy were two main problems noted. Cervical examination in relation showed 3% (3) VIA positive, 33% (33) Cervicitis, 10% (10) cervical polyp, 7% (7) atrophic vaginitis, 4% (4) cervical erosion and 43% (43) healthy cervix. Regarding Knowledge about risk factor majority 92% (92) had either no knowledge or only some extent of knowledge.
 Conclusions: Married women who lives in Kathmandu has significant re­productive health problem. Urban health program should address these issues.

Politico-economic Implications of the Confucius Funeral Rites and Ceremonies in the 18-19th Centuries

『朱子家禮』에 의거한 유교적 상장례는 매우 위계적인 동시에 차별적이었다. 男尊女卑·尊高卑低라는 원칙이 작동하기 때문이다. 이 원칙에 따라 父親喪이 가장 무겁고, 母親喪이 그 다음이며, 婦人喪이 가장 가벼웠다. 『가례』를 준수했던 18~19세기 경상도 사족 가문에서 부인의 지위는 매우 낮았다. 부인상을 당할 경우, 남편은 4일 동안만 애도했고, 장례식을 끝으로 居喪 기간이 종료되었다. 여기에서 유교적 상장례는 한국 전통사회의 친족제도인 率壻婚[혹은 壻留婦家婚]과 강하게 충돌한다. 잘 알려져 있는 바와 같이, 한국의 전통적 친족구조는 17세기 이후 동요하기 시작했다. 그 기저에 『가례』가 있었다. 『가례』는 남성과 여성을 위계적으로, 그리고 차별적으로 배치시키는 것을 강제하는 이론서이기 때문이다. 그런 이유로 『가례』가 엄격하게 준행되면 될수록 부계(혹은 남성)의 위상이 높아졌고, 모계(혹은 여성)의 그것은 추락했다. 『가례』 준행 의지의 확산, 남성과 여성 지위의 역전과 간극의 심화, 인구 증가에 따른 공간 배치 압력의 증가 등이 복합적으로 작용하는 가운데, 한국사회는 18세기 전·중반 이래 男系親 중심의 宗族社會로 급속하게 전환하기에 이르렀다.Funeral rites of the Choŏon dynasty, based on Chu Hsi’s Book of Family Ritual, were hierarchical and discriminatory in accordance with the principle of predominance of men over woman and more respect for ancestors than descendants. Under the principle, the father’s funeral was of the greatest importance, followed by the mother’s, and the least importance was given to that of one’s wife. The status of wife in the families of Confucian literati remained marginal. In the case of the wife’s funeral, the husband mourned only for four days, with the mourning period lasting only until the end of the funeral service. Thus, the Confucian funeral ritual ran directly counter to the traditional kinship system based on matrilocal residence. As is widely known, the traditional kinship system of Korea started to be dismantled in the 17th century. This collapse was ascribed to the Family Ritual of Chu Hsi, which arranges men and women in a hierarchical and discriminatory order. Accordingly, as the Ritual was more strictly observed, men (as well as patrilineal lineage) came to have higher status than women (matrilineal lineage). Amid the stronger will to observe the Ritual, men’s dominance over women and their widening gap in status, and the growing demand for more living space under population pressure, Korean society witnessed a rapid transition to a patrilineal lineage-dominant kinship system in the early and mid-18th century.

The Effect of Family Adaptation and Cohesion on the Well-being of Married Women: A Multiple Mediation Effect

In the years since the implementation of the two-child policy in China, there has been an increase in attention to the psychological status of married women. It is necessary to increase knowledge on the association between family cohesion and the adaptation of married women and their well-being. To accomplish this goal, the mediating variables of social support and positive coping style were examined in this paper. Married women were assessed using the Family Adaptation and Cohesion Scale, the General Well-Being Schedule, the Perceived Social Support Scale, and the Positive Coping Style Scale. The 353 participants were married women across three provinces in China. The results indicated that (1) there is a significant positive correlation between family cohesion, adaptation, subjective well-being, age, and employment status; (2) there is a correlation between perceived social support, family adaptation and cohesion, and well-being; and (3) the effect of family cohesion and adaptation on subjective well-being is mediated by perceived social support and positive coping style. Therefore, married women with good family adaptation and cohesion can get adequate support from family members and have higher subjective well-being.

Reproductive Health Status of Married Women Participating In Cervical Cancer Screening In Kathmandu

Background: Reproductive health of women has been the central agenda of Cairo conference since its inception in 1999. As a signatory country for Cairo Conference, Nepal government is also committed for reproductive rights for Nepalese women. Despite this, reproductive health challenges do exist in Nepal. This prompted us to determine the reproductive health status of married women attending in cervical cancer screening in Kath­mandu.
 Methods: Cross sectional study was designed to include retrospective data of married women, obtained during cervical cancer screening camp conducted by KIST Medical College at Laga Khala Clinic, Lagan, Kathmandu on 12-02- 2017. Among married women (131) attended cervical 100 wom­en’s records with complete set of data for reproductive health variables required for the study were included in this study. Statistical analysis was done descriptively.
 Results: Participant’s age is between 21 years to 61 years, 83% are liter­ate and 46% are employed. Adolescence marriage and pregnancy were two main problems noted. Cervical examination in relation showed 3% (3) VIA positive, 33% (33) Cervicitis, 10% (10) cervical polyp, 7% (7) atrophic vaginitis, 4% (4) cervical erosion and 43% (43) healthy cervix. Regarding Knowledge about risk factor majority 92% (92) had either no knowledge or only some extent of knowledge.
 Conclusions: Married women who lives in Kathmandu has significant re­productive health problem. Urban health program should address these issues.

Cultural Study on Domestic Violence in Batak Community

Many practical conflicts rise within societies these days. These has caused some intrusion to the people life. Based on my observations and predictions, this happened due to a lack of understanding about the culture, behavior, personalities, customs, and regulation which govern us all. Human being has been equipped to function by upholding the certain cultures values. That values, which must be up hold in particular society, may not be considered important by other communities; worse, sometimes it is even considered a deviant act. Cultural values covered various aspects of social norms, that is taught to every individual within community that can serve as guidelines when performing various roles in different social situations. Social norms partly incorporated in relation to the other, and emerged as a social institution which guide the demands of society, or in accordance with the idealized way of life portrayed in the group. This ideal viewpoint forms sanctuary and corridor which must not be disrupted but need to preserve. This research aims to determine familial pattern adopted, wife status, and Batak culture which provides opportunities for violence against wives in Batak household, and to analyze forms of domestic violence in Batak community that lead to legal problems.

An Investigation of Socio-Economic Incentives and Implications of Matrimony on Women’s Lives in Jane Austen’s Novels

Bu makale, ünlü İngiliz edebiyatı romancısı Jane Austen'ın (1775-1817) Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion ve Emma başlıklı romanlarında on dokuzuncu yüzyılın başında İngiliz toplumunda yaşayan kadınlar için evlilik kurumunun sosyo-ekonomik boyuttaki özendiriciliğine ve hayatlarındaki olası etkilerine ışık tutacak kapsamlı bir araştırma yapar. Toplumun ve insanların titiz bir gözlemcisi olarak, Austen'ın orta sınıftan sıradan bireylerin günlük yaşantısını tasvir etmedeki yeteneği, yani dönemin moda edebi yönelimi olan romantik melodramların dışına çıkarak ev-içi gerçekçiliğe odaklanması, eserlerini on dokuzuncu yüzyılın başlarındaki İngiliz kültürü ve toplumu hakkında paha biçilmez bir tarihi kaynak haline getirir. Austen'ın anlatımına egemen olan bu önemli meselelerden biri de evliliktir. Kırkbir yaşındaki ölümüne kadar bekar kalan Austen'ın, romanlarında evlilik konusuna bu kadar yoğunlaşması ve evlilik kurumunu çerçeveleyen toplumsal gerçekleri, özellikle de evliliğin kadın hayatındaki sosyal ve finansal getirilerini dikkatli gözlemleriyle sunması bakımından, yazarın toplumsal gerçekler konusundaki tanımlayıcı ustalığına işaret eder. Evli bir İngiliz kadınının kanun önünde mülkiyet ve yasal haklarını kocasının velayeti altına bırakmaya zorlayan resmi uygulama olan, coverture’ e tabi tutulması sebebiyle erkeklerin kadınlar üzerindeki ataerkil egemenliğini sağlamlaştırılmasına rağmen, evlilik kadınların kamusal varlığının ev içine indirgendiği bir ortamda, orta sınıf erkeklere kısmen sunulan kariyer ve mali gelişme şansından da mahrum olmaları sebebiyle, kadınların mali durumu ve toplumsal sınıfının nihai belirleyicisi olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. On dokuzuncu yüzyıl İngiliz kadın hayatında evliliğin merkeziliğini göz önüne alan bu makale, Austen'ın romanlarında konunun işlenmesi ışığında, evliliğin sosyo-ekonomik bir teşvik ve ayrıca sınıfsal statü belirleme unsurları olması üzerine bir inceleme ortaya koyacaktır. Bu çalışmanın argümanı, evli bir kadının femme covert yani “zevcin himayesi” olması sebebiyle maddi ve yasal sınırlamalara tabi tutulmasına rağmen— kadının hukuki varlığının kocanın idaresi dahilinde sayılmasından ötürü—Austen'in evlilik birlikteliklerinin oluşturulmasında rol oynayan güdüleri ve ince ayrıntıları, özellikle sınıf statüsü belirleyiciliği bağlamında, gerçekçi bir şekilde ele alması kadınların on dokuzuncu yüzyıl başlarındaki İngiliz toplumunda evliliğin hayatlarındaki yeri hakkındaki görüşlerine dair önemli bilgiler sağlar.