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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.
Marriage in Turkey
Marriage in Turkey
Two couples are getting married in different districts of Istanbul, the Turkish city situated on two sides of the Bosphorous separating Asia from Europe. Just like Istanbul, the two marriages represent the East and the West—the traditional and the modern. They reveal signs of both Westernization and perseverance of tradition during an epoch of globalization. As they are about to sign the marriage register, each couple reminisces about the stages leading up to the marriage ceremony. There are similarities as well as differences between the experiences of the two couples.
The families initiated the traditional marriage, and tradition and families guided the marriage arrangements. However, the couple's wishes were usually taken into consideration. The couple had the initiative in the “modern” ...
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