Data from a representative sample of 1,070 married Protestants and Catholics were used to examine the relationship between religious homogamy and marital happiness. Although couples may vary in the extent to which they share religious views (e.g., beliefs, values), previous research has treated religious homogamy as a dichotomy; a couple is either homogamous or it is not. A partial explanation ...

The term consanguineous is derived from two Latin words “con” meaning common, or of the same and “sanguineus” meaning blood. Thus, it refers to a relationship between two people who share a common ancestor or blood. Cousin marriage (seconddegree cousins or closer) is the marriage among people who have at least one grandparent. However clinical genetics, cousin marriage conventionally describes ...

On 17 November 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/66/170) designating 11 October as the first International Day of the Girl Child choosing ending child marriages as the theme of the day. Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation and impacts all aspects of a girl's life. These marriages deny a girl of her childhood, disrupts her education, limits h...

The rise of no-fault divorce laws throughout the western world in the early 1970s is argued to be the result of a rise in the number of inefficient marriages during the 1940s±1960s. These marriages resulted in part from changes in the work force patterns of women that were unanticipated by men. The hypothesis is tested with Canadian data. In addition to this, further evidence is brought to bear...

Previous studies claimed that arranged marriages occur in underdeveloped societies, among the uneducated and low social classes. However, Indonesia, especially South Sulawesi, also young educated Muslim women. This study aims to answer why women accept by their parents or families instead of marrying boyfriends. elaborated further on issue feelings experiences, such as after marriage, dating re...

A total of 26 554 Egyptians was ascertained to study the incidence of consanguineous marriages. They were of different ages, different socioeconomic standards, and from different areas. There were 7646 from urban areas, 11 280 from suburban areas, and 7628 from rural areas. The incidence of consanguineous matings in the general population was found to be 28.96% with an average inbreeding coeffi...

In this paper we document the fertility policies for remarried couples in the People’s Republic of China, and investigate their effects on the women’s first marriages. Our evidence suggests that the child-bearing policies in remarriages have a significant effect on the characteristics of first marriages, including the ages of first marriage for the women, age gap, age of first child birth, age ...

observer is biassed by the frequency or rarity of such marriages amongst his immediate surroundings. My own opinion is that the evil has been often much exaggerated, but that there are nevertheless grounds for asserting that various maladies take an easy hold of the offspring of consanguineous marriages. My paper is far from giving anything like a satisfactory solution of the question; but it d...

This article explores the Law Commission's proposals on how and where people can get married in England Wales as found their ‘Getting Married’ Consultation Paper. It examines extent to which will deal with or mitigate concerns expressed about two types of non-qualifying wedding ceremonies: ‘unregistered religious marriages’ couple undergo a ceremony that does not comply requirements Marriage Ac...