Selection of kin for spouse: Importance of socioeconomic status, reputation and beauty

Objectives: Kin marriages are often arranged in societies with many kinship groups and this is believed to be related to poverty and associated lack of education and security. We examined (i) whether choice of kin for spouse was affected by the improved socioeconomic and security conditions, and (ii...

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Main Authors: Omran Bakoush, M. Gary Nicholls, Srdjan Denic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364715000762