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

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ID2993830
AuthorsGeorgia 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)
Year1998
Volume29
Issue1
Pages101-114
Publication date1998-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.29.1.101
OpenAlexW2259288806
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited1

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

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year0,41
Citation span2004 - 2024 (21)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7
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