Nuptiality in Sub-Saharan Africa Contemporary Anthropological and Demographic Perspectives |
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| Editor:
| Bledsoe, Caroline
Pison, Gilles |
| Series title: | International Studies in Demography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-828761-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $72.00 |
Book Description:
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The dynamics of marriage and partnership-formation in Africa is a perennially lively and interesting subject. This rich and original volume, based on careful field research and data analysis, is a valuable source of information on this diverse and rapidly changing domain. Creating methodological and analytical strategies that effectively link anthropology and demography, the papers argue that anthropological insights are crucial to studies of marriage in Africa and its relationship to...
More DescriptionThe dynamics of marriage and partnership-formation in Africa is a perennially lively and interesting subject. This rich and original volume, based on careful field research and data analysis, is a valuable source of information on this diverse and rapidly changing domain. Creating methodological and analytical strategies that effectively link anthropology and demography, the papers argue that anthropological insights are crucial to studies of marriage in Africa and its relationship to demographic events such as fertility, divorce, and child mortality. A primary theme of this volume is the fluidity of marriage and partnership-formation in African societies. The contributors conclude that marriage is a continuous process lasting several years, and recognize that individuals use and manipulate rules, rather than conform to fixed categories, and that this can be very useful for studying the demography of marriage in Africa.