The Impact of Women's Socioeconomic Position on Marriage Patterns in Sub-Saharan Afirca

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2993830
AutoresGeorgia L Kaufmann (U.K.J.A.I.D.,33 Seymour Place, London W1H 6AT, United Kingdom), Georgia Kaufmann, Dominique Meekers (0000-0002-7281-3217, Population Services International, 1120 Nineteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036. USA)
Año1998
Volumen29
Número1
Páginas101-114
Fecha de publicación1998-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
EditorialUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.29.1.101
OpenAlexW2259288806
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas1

Several theories have suggested that Western influences would gradually alter traditional African family systems. Although the predicted convergence toward a Western type of nuclear family has not occurred, there have been important changes in African nuptiality patterns. This article examines theories stating that differentials and changes in marriage patterns are related to the relative status of women. In particular, we assess to what extent factors such as women's inheritance rights, women's involvement in trade and politics, and women's contribution to agricultural labor affect the nuptiality pattern of a society

Affect (linguistics) · Biology · Demographic economics · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Inheritance (genetic algorithm) · Population · Position (finance) · Research methodology · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health