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Who Remains Single? Educational Gradients in Long‐Term Singlehood Across Ethnic Groups
Journal of Marriage and Family, Volume 88, Issue 2, Page 505-521, April 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To compare the prevalence of long‐term singlehood and its educational gradient . Background Educational gradients in singlehood vary with countries' prevalent gender roles, and European societies increasingly include ethnic minorities originating from countries with more traditional gender roles.
Kasimir Dederichs +2 more
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Afrika und Übersee, 2020 The paper looks at personal pronoun systems in languages of the convergence zone on both sides of the borderline between Benue-Congo and Chadic. Focus is on inventories and systems, meaning the overall interrelationship of pronoun shapes across the ...
H. Ekkehard Wolff
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How to Fish With Respect: A Transformation of Human‐Fish Relations in Riverside Amazonia
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 63-72, March 2026.ABSTRACT Riverside inhabitants of the Middle Xingu River Basin, in the Brazilian Amazonia, frequently say that it is important to respect animals and the forest spirits who protect them. In recent decades, however, the development of an iced fish industry in the region has changed what respect means and how it is expressed when it comes to fishing ...
Vinicius de Aguiar Furuie
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Intermarriage and Immigrant Employment: The Role of Networks [PDF]
Social networks are commonly understood to play a large role in the labor market success of immigrants. Using 2000 U.S. Census data, this paper examines whether access to native networks, as measured by marriage to a native, increases the probability of ...
Delia Furtado, Nikolaos Theodoropoulos
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Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 195-205, March 2026.ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
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Assimilation through marriage [PDF]
, 2012 During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to which the foreign culture influences the local culture, differs across countries.
Epstein, Gil S. +1 more
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Cross‐Cultural Marital Satisfaction: Individualistic and Collectivist Influences
Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT As intercultural marriages become increasingly common in the United States, it is crucial to examine the factors that affect their stability and satisfaction. This study explores how demographic factors, cultural orientation, and social support influence marital satisfaction in Eastern men‐Western women couples.
Laleh Aflatooni, Manijeh Daneshpour
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Atalaya, 2016 The present study addresses the issue of the relationship between «the wicked mother-in-law» and her daughter-in-law, based on two examples, from Greek folk songs and Spanish romancero respectively. In these cases, the mother-in-law either instigates the
Ioannis Kioridis
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Poverty and public celebrations in rural India [PDF]
The author examines the paradox of very poor households, spending large sums on celebrations. Using qualitative, and quantitative data from South India, the author demonstrates that spending on weddings, and festivals can be explained by integrating an ...
Rao, Vijayendra
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Sňatky Přemyslovců aneb Jak si vybírali ženichy a nevěsty [PDF]
Historicka Sociologie, 2013 Premysliden ruled over the Czech countries (Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia) more than three hundred years (ca. 930–1306). They cooperated with the ruling houses of the neighboring states (Hungary, Poland, Saxony, Bavaria, Austria etc.) as their political ...
Josef Kandert
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