LEADER 03026nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910779121603321 005 20161219111511.0 010 $a1-4522-3769-7 010 $a1-4522-0462-4 010 $a1-4522-2202-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105590 035 $a(EBL)996439 035 $a(OCoLC)809771936 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000705464 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12302903 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000705464 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10622534 035 $a(PQKB)10679527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC996439 035 $a(OCoLC)1007858700 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000067633 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105590 100 $a20120405d2003 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMate selection across cultures$b[electronic resource] /$feditors, Raeann R. Hamon, Bron B. Ingoldsby 210 $aThousand Oaks, Calif. ;$aLondon $cSAGE$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 296 p.) $cill., maps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-28293-5 311 $a0-7619-2592-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part I: North America; 1 - The Mate Selection Process in the United States; Part II: The Caribbean and South America; 2 - "It's Better in the Bahamas"; 3 - Mate Selection Preferences and Practices in Ecuador and Latin America; 4 - Mate Selection in Trinidad and Tobago; Part III - Africa; 5 - Tradition and Change in Family and Marital Processes; 6 - Connecting Generations; Part IV: The Middle East; 7 - Love, Courtship, and Marriage From a Cross-Cultural Perspective; 8 - Couple Formation in Israeli Jewish Society; 9 - Marriage in Turkey 327 $a10 - Couple Formation Practices in Spain11 - The Development of Intimate Relationships in the Netherlands; Part VI: Asia; 12 - Mate Selection in Contemporary India; 13 - The Transition of Courtship, Mate Selection, and Marriage in China; 14 - Multiplicity of Paths to Couple Formation in Japan; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors 330 8 $a'Mate Selection Across Cultures' provides a compilation of the diversity of couple formation experiences, with particular attention to those relationships that lead to marriage. It covers the processes, traditions and practices associated with couple formation in 14 countries around the world. 606 $aMate selection$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aCourtship$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aMarriage$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aMate selection 615 0$aCourtship 615 0$aMarriage 676 $a646.77 701 $aHamon$b Raeann R$01524314 701 $aIngoldsby$b Bron B$01524315 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779121603321 996 $aMate selection across cultures$93765091 997 $aUNINA