Socioeconomic benefits and limited parent–offspring disagreement in arranged marriages in Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6146098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Agey (0000-0002-1827-0979, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author), Savannah Crippen (University of California, Santa Barbara), Alyx Wells (University of California, Santa Barbara), Parash Upreti |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Pages | e7-e7 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolutionary Human Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2513-843X • E-ISSN: 2513-843X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/ehs.2023.3 |
| PMID | 37587933 |
| OpenAlex | W4321505081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 33 |
Mate preferences probably evolved to increase fitness; however, studies using arranged and non-arranged marriage as proxies for limited and free mate choice (respectively) do not find any reproductive differences. We explore why arranged and non-arranged marriages are an imperfect proxy for limited and free-choice matings and what fitness effects different marriage types could produce. Data from focus group discussions with men and women in Nepal show that there are three spouse choice categories with differing levels of parental influence over mate choice, reinforcing that arranged and non-arranged are not dichotomous. Discussions also show that parents and offspring, especially sons, may be more aligned in in-law/mate preferences than expected, demonstrating the need to establish clear domains of parent–offspring disagreement over spouse choice in the community before investigating fitness. Several social and financial benefits that are only available to arranged couples in this community were detected, and these benefits could compensate for any costs of not choosing a spouse independently. These benefits of arranged marriage are more salient for women than for men. These discussions indicate that predictions about the effects of spouse choice on fitness outcomes may differ for men and women and depend on community-specific socioeconomic benefits
Arranged Marriage · Assortative mating · Biology · Demographic economics · Economics · Mate choice · Mating · Offspring · Population · Pregnancy · Proxy (statistics · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Spouse · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Studies · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 2.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |