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Statistical marriage preferences of the Ramah Navahoarticle 1959 • Zelditch, Morris
Navajo • North America > Southwest and Basin
This article presents an examination of statistical data to challenge Reichard's statement that the Navajos prefer to marry into their father's clan. Using Kluckhohn's Ramah census of 1942, 527 marriages are examined. The conclusion is that '…marriag...