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Mate Selection Across Cultures explores one of the most basic human endeavors—couple formation—with particular attention to those relationships that lead to marriage. Editors Raeann R. Hamon and Bron B. Ingoldsby examine the enterprise of mate selection and look at the similarities and differences of human bonds around the globe.
Love, Courtship, and Marriage from a Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Upper Middle Class Egyptian Example
Love, Courtship, and Marriage from a Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Upper Middle Class Egyptian Example
Said is in his early 20s, and even though he is very content with his life, his father is encouraging him to marry. His father's advice is that marriage “saves a man from foolish actions.” After some hesitancy, Said agrees to an arranged marriage with a distant cousin. As the date of the impending marriage approaches, Said is filled with trepidation because he has never met his bride and is unclear about what to expect. Said is a merchant and partner in a trading firm. One afternoon, he spontaneously visits one of his partners, a distant cousin, at ...
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