Marriage Choices and Class Boundaries
Author | : Marco H. D. van Leeuwen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 052168546X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521685467 |
Rating | : 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Marriage Choices and Class Boundaries by : Marco H. D. van Leeuwen
Download or read book Marriage Choices and Class Boundaries written by Marco H. D. van Leeuwen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Endogamy, the custom forbidding marriage outside one's social class, is central to social history. This study considers the factors determining who married whom, whether partner selection changed over the past three hundred years and regional differences between Europe and South America.