The Decline of Marriage in Namibia Kinship and Social Class in a Rural Community

The Decline of Marriage in Namibia Kinship and Social Class in a Rural Community

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In Southern Africa, marriage used to be widespread and common. However, over the past decades marriage rates have declined significantly. Julia Pauli explores the meaning of marriage when only few marry. Although marriage rates have dropped sharply, the value of weddings and marriages has not. To ma...

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Main Author: Pauli, Julia (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2019
Series:Kultur und soziale Praxis
Subjects:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
National liberation & independence, post-colonialism
African history
Marriage
Namibia
Elites
Consumption
Kinship
Class
Family
Social Inequality
Postcolonialism
Ethnology
African History
Africa
Online Access:OAPEN Library: download the publication
OAPEN Library: description of the publication
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