Gender and changing generational relations

Spouse choice in Indonesia

Bibliographic Data

ID10968596
AuthorsAnju Malhotra (0000-0003-0155-3531, Center on Population, Gender and Social Inequality Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-1315, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume28
Issue4
Pages549-570
Publication date1991-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790
PublisherDuke University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2061422
PMID1769402
OpenAlexW2095480544
LanguageEN
Citations received36
References cited28

Many Asian societies are undergoing a nuptiality transition that is not only tied integrally to other aspects of family organization, but is also often more complex than standard studies of female age at marriage can reveal. To comprehend some of this complexity, we focus on the patterns of spouse choice for both men and women in central Java. The extent of parental control over mate selection is examined for change over time, gender differences, and likely determinants, including family class, education, premarital work, and residence. It is argued that the current marriage transition in Indonesia reflects both gender and generational hierarchies in the Javanese family system. The analysis is conducted using a multinomiallogit model; in general, it yields results strongly supportive of the argument that the determinants of spouse selection differ by gender. The results also show that although there is a dramatic shift towards self-choice marriages, it is occurring within the context of historical and institutional factors specific to Javanese society

Argument (complex analysis · Arranged Marriage · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Population · Residence · Sociology · Spouse · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology