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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Toward replacement fertility in Egypt and Tunisia.

30 Aug 2009 Egypt and Tunisia began their fertility transition at almost identical fertility levels and at roughly the same time period, yet the difference in the pace of decline has been such that the total fertility rate (TFR) in Tunisia reached replacement ... Read more...

Marital status, marital transitions, and body weight.

30 Aug 2009 We consider how marital status and marital transitions, important features of the social environment, influence weight change over time, and how these effects vary by age, race, and gender. Growth curve analysis of a four-wave national survey ... Read more...

Intimate partner violence functions as both a risk marker and risk factor for women's HIV infection: findings from Indian husband-wife dyads.

13 Aug 2009 CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) consistently demonstrate elevated sexually transmitted infection/HIV prevalence. IPV is thought to function indirectly as a marker of abusive men's elevated sexually ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Marriage'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Toward replacement fertility in Egypt and Tunisia. 30 Aug 2009
• When it comes to HIV infection, some are more equal than others. 30 Aug 2009
• Marital status, marital transitions, and body weight. 30 Aug 2009
• Intimate partner violence functions as both a risk marker and risk factor for women's HIV infection: findings from Indian husband-wife dyads. 13 Aug 2009
• [Psychosocial interventions for couples living with cancer. A literature review] 30 Jul 2009
• Sex preference as a determinant of contraceptive use in matrilineal societies: a study on the Garo of Bangladesh. 30 Jul 2009
• Does it really feel the same? Changes in life satisfaction following repeated life events. 30 Jul 2009
• Commitment insurance: compensating for the autonomy costs of interdependence in close relationships. 30 Jul 2009
• "Who am I? Where am I?" Experiences of married young women in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan. 26 Jul 2009
• The metamorphosis of Narcissus: communal activation promotes relationship commitment among narcissists. 19 Jul 2009
• Individual well-being in middle and older adulthood: do spousal beliefs matter? 14 Jul 2009
• Why marriage matters. 11 Jul 2009
• Invited commentary: toward a more comprehensive social epidemiology of marital trajectories and mortality. 5 Jul 2009
• Living together apart: perceived concealment as a signal of exclusion in marital relationships. 4 Jul 2009
• First comes love, then comes obesity? A new study links domestic bliss to serious weight gain. 4 Jul 2009
• [Does sexuality still have a place for couples treated with assisted reproductive techniques?] Jul 2009
• How universal are human mate choices? Size does not matter when Hadza foragers are choosing a mate. 29 Jun 2009
• Depression and communication processes in later life marriages. 29 Jun 2009
• The influence of spouse lower cognitive function on partner health and well-being among community-dwelling older couples: moderating roles of gender and marital problems. 29 Jun 2009
• Wedding cake and funerals. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Marriage'

Definition: The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby men and women are joined together for the purpose of founding a family unit.

Descriptor UI: D008393

Alternative terms: Marriage; Marriages; Consummation of Marriage; Marriage Consummation; Marriage Consummations; Currently Married; Married, Currently; Dowry; Dowries; Ever Married; Husband-Wife Comparisons; Comparison, Husband-Wife; Comparisons, Husband-Wife; Husband Wife Comparisons; Husband-Wife Comparison; Marital Relationship; Marital Relationships; Relationship, Marital; Relationships, Marital; Marriage Age; Age, Marriage; Ages, Marriage; Marriage Ages; Marriage Duration; Duration, Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Marriage Pattern; Marriage Postponement; Marriage Postponements; Postponement, Marriage; Postponements, Marriage; Mate Selection; Mate Selections; Selection, Mate; Selections, Mate; Multiple Marriages; Marriages, Multiple; Nuptiality; Polygamy; Polygyny; Remarriage; Remarriages; Arranged Marriage; Arranged Marriages; Marriage, Arranged; Marriages, Arranged; Intermarriage; Intermarriages; Commonlaw Marriage; Commonlaw Marriages; Marriage, Commonlaw; Marriages, Commonlaw; Consensual Union; Consensual Unions; Union, Consensual; Unions, Consensual;

Related Mesh Headings: Premarital Examinations; Spouses;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: F01.829.263.315.500.500; I01.240.361.500.500; I01.880.225.423.500.500; N01.224.361.500.500; N01.824.308.500.500;

Technical Notes: a sociol & anthropol concept: differentiate from MARITAL STATUS, a demographic & statist concept; SPOUSES is available for the husband or wife as a person