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Love by arrangement: the ambiguity of 'spousal choice' in a Turkish village

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute13 (2)Published In 2007 • Pages: 345-362

By: Hart, Kimberley.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article the author discusses changes in arranged marriages, which partly accommodates the romance of a modern style love match by allowing love to develop and be expressed during the engagement period.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Verbal arts
Basis of marriage
Arranging a marriage
Family relationships
Sexuality
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Turks
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1998-2004
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1940-2005
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Öreselli village, Yuntdağ region, western Turkey
NotesAdditional notes
Kimberly Hart
Includes bibliographical references (p. 360-361)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95660943
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Turks