Residential Propinquity as a Factor in Mate Selection in an Urban Muslim Society  

Oleh:

Korson, J. Henry

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Marriage and the Family vol. 30 no. 03 (Aug. 1968), page 518.

Isi artikel

This study is concerned with an urban Muslim' community where the variables of race, nationality, caste, religion, and ethnic group are held relatively constant. A total sample of 1,333 marriage registrations was taken in Karachi from three socioeconomic areas [upper, middle, and lower class] during the period of 1961-1964, to determine what differentials, if any, exist among the three social classes. It was found that all marriages are arranged by the families and that the interests of the families predominate. Mate selection is also dependent on a marriage pool of eligible persons in a community. With the exception of same address registrations, where the upper class shows the highest percentage and the lower class the lowest, it can be generalized that the lower the class membership, the shorter the distance between registrants at the time of marriage and, conversely, the higher the social class, the greater the distance. The results of this study also show a high correlation with results of the Bossard, the Davie and Reeves, and other studies.

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