Traditional South Asian values have collectivist implications where the welfare and happiness of the family are held in a higher regard than the individual’s personal desires. While the requirement for parental and community approval is conventional for South Asian culture, this…
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Fertility rates showed a marked decline in Western Europe from the mid-nineteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century. The causes of this decline have been studied extensively, but no complete explanation to the observed patterns during this 'First Demographie T…
Kur'ân-ı Kerîm'de ayrıntılı bir şekilde anlatılan konuların başında nikâh ve talâk bahisleri gelir. Çalışmamızda ağırlıklı olarak bu konunun Kur'ân'da nasıl ele alındığı tetkik edilecektir Çünkü Kur'ân, insanın maddî ve manevî ihtiyaçlarının keyfiyetini en bâriz bir şekilde orta…
This qualitative descriptive study explored clergy descriptions regarding the influence of premarital counseling on Christian Senior Pastor’s marital longevity in one Southern state. The Sound Relationship House theory provided the theoretical framework. The research questions f…
There has been a rash of divorce among Nigerian Igbo immigrants. This was unheard of several years ago in a community whose culture frowned upon divorce. While some have examined factors affecting divorce, this study investigates those couples who remained married in the whirlwi…
Leadership has been a foundational component of any society, religion, culture, and human development. The purpose of this study was six fold: to examine the concept of leadership in Muslim communities in America, to observe the first-generation Muslim Americans’ perception of M…
The institution of marriage is as old as the human race itself. While almost every society engages in marrying, opinions are divided among scholars, cultures, and religions with regard to the purposes of marriage. One of the reasons for this divergence is because each scholar, c…
As concerns with global interconnectedness have moved cosmopolitanism to the center of political philosophy, interest in Kant's cosmopolitan arguments has surged. Kant's vision of cosmopolitanism and his claims to universalism have been attacked by feminist theorists, critical r…
Marriage and fertility are institutions that comprise a fundamental part of adult life in Africa. Decades ago, universal and early marriage ensured that women spent the majority of their reproductive lives married; and marriage was the main locus of childbearing. However, while …
The typical life course of a young woman in Egypt today is significantly different from that of her mother when she came of age a generation ago. In this dissertation, I focus on differences between the experiences of the current generation of female youth and those of their mot…
The marriages arranged by British-Pakistani parents for their children create and perpetuate transnational connections between families in Britain and Pakistan. By focusing on the experiences and attitudes of British-Pakistani women living in the northwest of England, this disse…
The study examines processes of community formation. Specifically, it focuses on how people in small-scale, relatively isolated communities manage to negotiate the differences and conflicts between them in the absence of local authority structures and institutions for dispute re…
The Jewish/Christian dialogue has achieved a great deal during the past forty years. During the same period the rate of interfaith marriage from within the Jewish community has increased beyond 50% nationally and threatens the long-term vitality of Judaism and the Jewish communi…
Interpreters of Matthew's Parable of the Wedding Feast (22.1–14) typically associate the ‘king’ with God and then justify his violent attacks against city and guests; interpreters of the Parable of the Ten Virgins (25.1–13) typically associate the ‘bridegroom’ with Jesus and the…
This dissertation is based on twenty-one months of ethnographic fieldwork in Damascus and Suwyada, Syria. Research focused on the Druze religious sect. The central focus is on a religious minority’s strategies for preserving their sense of separateness and uniqueness while at th…
There is considerable evidence that dowry payments in India have not only increased over the last five decades, but that the custom has spread into regions and communities where it was never practiced before. The aim of this thesis is to understand why these changes have occurre…
The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of age at first marriage in India, and to identify the most influential variables. Identifying key determinants is critical in a country like India, which has young ages at marriage and immense regional and residential div…
This study challenges the notion that the English word, "marriage" adequately describes relationships involving sexuality, reproduction, cohabitation, and household economy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Data are drawn from marriage practices in Nigeria, principally among the Mambila bu…
Many interpreters of the Fourth Gospel, ancient and modern, detect allusions to biblical texts about marriage. Some hear echoes of well betrothal narratives in John 4:4–42. Some perceive similarities between John 3:29, John 12:1–8, or John 20:1–18 and the Song of Songs. Others r…