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Matrimonial migration: a review, with special reference to India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Partha Pratim Manjumder
Partha Pratim Manjumder
Affiliation:
Indian Statistical Institute, Applied Statistics, Surveys and Computing Division, 203 Barrackpore Trunk Road, Calcutta, India
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Summary

The study of the distribution of matrimonial distances is extremely important in the understanding of human population structure. The existing models of matrimonial migration are reviewed here. An assessment of the roles played by various social, cultural, economic, religious and linguistic factors in shaping the distribution of matrimonial distances has been made, with special reference to India.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 1977 , pp. 381 - 401
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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