J Henry Korson
Biographic Data
| ID | 79313 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Henry Korson |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Henry |
| FAMILY NAME | Korson |
| SIGNATURE | KORSON J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | East-West Population Institute, Honolulu, HI. 96848, U.S.A. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The West Bank Palestinian Family
Islamization and Social Policy in Pakistan: The Constitutional Crisis and the Status of Women
Islamization and Government After taking over the government in July 1977 in a bloodless military coup, General Zia-ul-Haq named himself President and Chief Military Law Administrator, established military rule, dissolved the National Assembly, and suspended the Constitution of 1973. His was, then, literally one-man rule until 1981 when he inaugurated the Majlis-iShoora, the appointed advisory body that replaced the dissolved elected National Ass…
Women between Cultures: The Lives of Kinnaird College Alumnae in British India
Age and Social State at Marriage, Karachi, Pakistan 1961-64 and 1980: A Comparative Study
Using data for Pakistan for the period 1961-1964 and 1980 the authors examine changes over time in marriage patterns among Muslim families in Karachi. The data are from a sample of marriage registrations and concern three areas of primarily upper middle and lower socioeconomic status. The results indicate that the new laws requiring a minimum age at marriage of 16 for females and 18 for males are being adhered to at all socioeconomic levels and t…
Women in Muslim Family Law
An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revised to expand and update coverage of family law reforms that have taken place throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the historical and legal context for reform, and the methodology and extent of contemporary legal trends, particularly in Egypt and Pakis…
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Living arrangements of widows in the United States and Israel, 1960 and 1961
One of the neglected areas in the study of the social structure of the family is that of widowhood, the last stage in the family life cycle. A study of living arrangements of the widowed provides an opportunity to examine the kinship solidarity of a society and to point up in bold relief the influence of a variety of factors that contribute to the residential patterns of the widowed. The data in this study were drawn from the 1960 Census of the U…
Guardians of Virtue: Salem Families in 1800
Bhutto's Educational Reform
The Black Family in Modern Society
The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors
Journal Article The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors Get access Albert Chevan, Albert Chevan University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. Henry Korson J. Henry Korson University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 51, Issue 1, September 1972, Pages 45–53, https://doi.org/10.…
Endogamous Marriage in a Traditional Muslim Society: West Pakistan; a Study in lntergenerat:onal Change
The preference for cousin marriage in Muslim societies has been well known for a long time, yet little quantitative evidence is available to demonstrate its type, extent, or to what degree the practice continues or is changing from one generation to the next. Pakistan was founded in 1947 as an Islamic state, and 97 percent of the: population of West Pakistan are Muslims. Although there have been some significant changes in Pakistani society, cous…
Woman's Place: Options and Limits in Professional Careers
Career Constraints Among Women Graduate Students In A Developing Society: West Pakistan: A Study in the Changing Status of Women
An effort is made in this paper to determine the degree of change in the status of women that has occurred in a traditional Muslim society where higher education is available to women and which offers preparation for occupational careers as alternatives to marriage. In a study done in 1968, a 50 percent sample of the women graduates was taken from all the Arts and Science departments of the University of Karachi and a 25 percent sample from the U…
Family Measurement Techniques
Comparative Kinship Systems
Student Attitudes toward Mate Selection in a Muslim Society: Pakistan
In this study, two samples were taken of graduate students at two of the major universities in West Pakistan, the University of Karachi and the University of the Punjab at Lahore, in an effort to determine how the students, as potential initiators of social change, would respond to the traditional norms of mate selection in their society. The norms call for marriages arranged by their families, frequently without the principals meeting before mar…
Residential Propinquity as a Factor in Mate Selection in an Urban Muslim Society
This study is concerned with an urban Muslim community where the variables of race, nationality, caste, religion, and ethnic group are held relatively constant. A total sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi from three socioeconomic areas (upper, middle, and lower class) during the period of 1961-1964, to determine what differentials, if any, exist among the three social classes. It was found that all marriages are arranged b…
The Roles of Dower and Dowry as Indicators of Social Change in Pakistan
Dower and Social Class in an Urban Muslim Community
Mate selection in a Muslim society is based on marriages arranged by the families of the principals, and in this paper the function of dower, or the sum of money the bridegroom agrees to pay the bride, is examined. A sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi, Pakistan, from three distinct socioeconomic areas-upper, middle, and lower class-to determine what differentials, if any, exist among them in the role that dower plays. Alt…
The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors
Journal Article The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors Get access Albert Chevan, Albert Chevan University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. Henry Korson J. Henry Korson University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 51, Issue 1, September 1972, Pages 45–53, https://doi.org/10.…
Living arrangements of widows in the United States and Israel, 1960 and 1961
One of the neglected areas in the study of the social structure of the family is that of widowhood, the last stage in the family life cycle. A study of living arrangements of the widowed provides an opportunity to examine the kinship solidarity of a society and to point up in bold relief the influence of a variety of factors that contribute to the residential patterns of the widowed. The data in this study were drawn from the 1960 Census of the U…
Student Attitudes toward Mate Selection in a Muslim Society: Pakistan
In this study, two samples were taken of graduate students at two of the major universities in West Pakistan, the University of Karachi and the University of the Punjab at Lahore, in an effort to determine how the students, as potential initiators of social change, would respond to the traditional norms of mate selection in their society. The norms call for marriages arranged by their families, frequently without the principals meeting before mar…
Residential Propinquity as a Factor in Mate Selection in an Urban Muslim Society
This study is concerned with an urban Muslim community where the variables of race, nationality, caste, religion, and ethnic group are held relatively constant. A total sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi from three socioeconomic areas (upper, middle, and lower class) during the period of 1961-1964, to determine what differentials, if any, exist among the three social classes. It was found that all marriages are arranged b…
Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Islamization and Social Policy in Pakistan: The Constitutional Crisis and the Status of Women
Islamization and Government After taking over the government in July 1977 in a bloodless military coup, General Zia-ul-Haq named himself President and Chief Military Law Administrator, established military rule, dissolved the National Assembly, and suspended the Constitution of 1973. His was, then, literally one-man rule until 1981 when he inaugurated the Majlis-iShoora, the appointed advisory body that replaced the dissolved elected National Ass…
Endogamous Marriage in a Traditional Muslim Society: West Pakistan; a Study in lntergenerat:onal Change
The preference for cousin marriage in Muslim societies has been well known for a long time, yet little quantitative evidence is available to demonstrate its type, extent, or to what degree the practice continues or is changing from one generation to the next. Pakistan was founded in 1947 as an Islamic state, and 97 percent of the: population of West Pakistan are Muslims. Although there have been some significant changes in Pakistani society, cous…
Dower and Social Class in an Urban Muslim Community
Mate selection in a Muslim society is based on marriages arranged by the families of the principals, and in this paper the function of dower, or the sum of money the bridegroom agrees to pay the bride, is examined. A sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi, Pakistan, from three distinct socioeconomic areas-upper, middle, and lower class-to determine what differentials, if any, exist among them in the role that dower plays. Alt…
Residential Propinquity as a Factor in Mate Selection in an Urban Muslim Society
This study is concerned with an urban Muslim community where the variables of race, nationality, caste, religion, and ethnic group are held relatively constant. A total sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi from three socioeconomic areas (upper, middle, and lower class) during the period of 1961-1964, to determine what differentials, if any, exist among the three social classes. It was found that all marriages are arranged b…
The Roles of Dower and Dowry as Indicators of Social Change in Pakistan
Student Attitudes toward Mate Selection in a Muslim Society: Pakistan
In this study, two samples were taken of graduate students at two of the major universities in West Pakistan, the University of Karachi and the University of the Punjab at Lahore, in an effort to determine how the students, as potential initiators of social change, would respond to the traditional norms of mate selection in their society. The norms call for marriages arranged by their families, frequently without the principals meeting before mar…
Career Constraints Among Women Graduate Students In A Developing Society: West Pakistan: A Study in the Changing Status of Women
An effort is made in this paper to determine the degree of change in the status of women that has occurred in a traditional Muslim society where higher education is available to women and which offers preparation for occupational careers as alternatives to marriage. In a study done in 1968, a 50 percent sample of the women graduates was taken from all the Arts and Science departments of the University of Karachi and a 25 percent sample from the U…
Family Measurement Techniques
Comparative Kinship Systems
Endogamous Marriage in a Traditional Muslim Society: West Pakistan; a Study in lntergenerat:onal Change
The preference for cousin marriage in Muslim societies has been well known for a long time, yet little quantitative evidence is available to demonstrate its type, extent, or to what degree the practice continues or is changing from one generation to the next. Pakistan was founded in 1947 as an Islamic state, and 97 percent of the: population of West Pakistan are Muslims. Although there have been some significant changes in Pakistani society, cous…
Woman's Place: Options and Limits in Professional Careers
The Black Family in Modern Society
The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors
Journal Article The Widowed Who Live Alone: An Examination of Social and Demographic Factors Get access Albert Chevan, Albert Chevan University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar J. Henry Korson J. Henry Korson University of Massachusetts Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 51, Issue 1, September 1972, Pages 45–53, https://doi.org/10.…
Guardians of Virtue: Salem Families in 1800
Bhutto's Educational Reform
Living arrangements of widows in the United States and Israel, 1960 and 1961
One of the neglected areas in the study of the social structure of the family is that of widowhood, the last stage in the family life cycle. A study of living arrangements of the widowed provides an opportunity to examine the kinship solidarity of a society and to point up in bold relief the influence of a variety of factors that contribute to the residential patterns of the widowed. The data in this study were drawn from the 1960 Census of the U…
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Women in Muslim Family Law
An exploration of family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance in the Middle East. This second edition is revised to expand and update coverage of family law reforms that have taken place throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the historical and legal context for reform, and the methodology and extent of contemporary legal trends, particularly in Egypt and Pakis…
Age and Social State at Marriage, Karachi, Pakistan 1961-64 and 1980: A Comparative Study
Using data for Pakistan for the period 1961-1964 and 1980 the authors examine changes over time in marriage patterns among Muslim families in Karachi. The data are from a sample of marriage registrations and concern three areas of primarily upper middle and lower socioeconomic status. The results indicate that the new laws requiring a minimum age at marriage of 16 for females and 18 for males are being adhered to at all socioeconomic levels and t…
Islamization and Social Policy in Pakistan: The Constitutional Crisis and the Status of Women
Islamization and Government After taking over the government in July 1977 in a bloodless military coup, General Zia-ul-Haq named himself President and Chief Military Law Administrator, established military rule, dissolved the National Assembly, and suspended the Constitution of 1973. His was, then, literally one-man rule until 1981 when he inaugurated the Majlis-iShoora, the appointed advisory body that replaced the dissolved elected National Ass…
Women between Cultures: The Lives of Kinnaird College Alumnae in British India
The West Bank Palestinian Family
Women of Pakistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Contemporary Problems of Pakistan
Sociology (16 works) · Political science (13 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Demography (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East (7 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Law (6 works)