Women's socioeconomic characteristics and marital patterns in a rapidly developing Muslim society, Kuwait *. From: Journal of Comparative Family Studies | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Shah, Nasra M. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Journal of Comparative Family Studies. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

Changes in marital composition and patterns are important elements of the social, economic, and cultural transformations in a society. Behaviors relating to how soon people marry, whom they marry, and how many spouses they marry, are shaped by not only the traditional preferences and values but also by the new realities generated by the progression of a society along its path of socioeconomic development. There are two prevailing views on why,...

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