"A book like this is needed because we teach about couple formation as
in some ways ′universal′ and in other ways culturally bound. We
have few resources for showing how various countries and cultures are
the same and yet different….I am interested in giving students a
broad view of relationships and families, and this text would help
me."
--Susan Hendrick, Texas Tech University "I believe that this is a much
needed book. . . . Faculty in family studies, personal relationships
and other fields are working to. . . diversify their courses, and
this book has the potential to be a true asset in such
endeavors."
-- Sally A. Lloyd, Miami University Mate Selection Across Cultures
explores one of the most basic human endeavors—couple
formation—with particular attention to those relationships that lead
to marriage. Which characteristics are most prized in a mate? How do
variables like personal and cultural values, religious beliefs and
practices, political and historical contexts, socioeconomic standing,
and interpersonal attraction affect the pairing process? Editors
Raeann R. Hamon and Bron B. Ingoldsby examine the enterprise of mate
selection and look at the similarities and differences of human bonds
around the globe. Mate Selection Across Cultures provides a
contemporary, global perspective on the couple formation process in
various regions of the world including countries such as Ecuador,
Kenya, Israel, and many more. This book is unique in that it explores
the vast sub-cultural diversity and variation that exists within any
one country and also reviews such concepts as
modernization/traditionalism, arranged marriage/free choice,
love/family practicality, cohabitation/marriage, and
collectivism/individualism. In addition to exploring these
dichotomies, the editors delineate the partner selection process and
investigate the practices, customs, traditions, rituals, and
ceremonies associated with the formalization of these relationships.
Features of this text: Expert contributors provide students with
an "insider view" of the original research and of the existing
literature on the individual countries and regions addressed Includes
countries for which there is little or no published family scholarship
Case studies, vignettes, and photos of courtship and wedding
traditions across cultures enliven the text for readers Uniformity
across chapters makes it easy for instructors and students to examine
comparisons between and among different cultures Mate Selection
Across Cultures is an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate
students taking courses in marriage, family, and human relations in
Family Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, and related
disciplines.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781452237695
Publisert
2014
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
SAGE Publications, Inc
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter