Long-term marriages (N = 156) varying in spouses' age (40-50 years or 60-70 years) and relative marital satisfaction (satisfied and dissatisfied) were studied. Spouses independently completed demographic, marital, and health questionnaires and then participated in a laboratory-based procedure focused on areas of conflict and sources of pleasure. Findings supported a positive view of older marri...

Atabey, hükümdar çocuklarının yetiştirilmesinde birinci derece sorumlu devlet memuru idi. İlk başlarda şehzâdenin terbiyesi ile ilgili bir görevken süre sonra müesseseye dönüşerek siyasallaşmıştır. Bu siyasallaşmanın en belirgin yönü ise atabeylerin, şehzadelere kendi kızlarını vermeleri ya da şehzadelerin dul kalmış anneleri evlenmelerini sayabiliriz. Böylece atabeyler bu görevlerinin idaresin...

Although much has been written suggesting that stress, grief, and other factors associated with parenting a child with disabilities results in high rates of marital discord, marital dissatisfaction, and divorce, this notion is poorly supported by research. Research demonstrates that parents of children with disabilities have marriages that exhibit the full range of function and dysfunction seen...

Using data on 9762 women from the 1997 Yemen Demographic and Maternal and Child Health Survey, this paper examines the prevalence and socioeconomic correlates of consanguineous marriages in Yemen. The results indicate that 40% of marriages are consanguineous, over 85% of which are between first cousins. The prevalence of consanguineous marriages appears to have increased over time, particularly...

Policies to promote marriage are controversial, and it is unclear whether they are successful. To analyze such policies, one must distinguish between a marriage that is created by a marriage-promoting policy (marginal marriage) and a marriage that would have been formed even in the absence of a state intervention (average marriage). We exploit the suspension of a cash-on-hand marriage subsidy i...

Article history: Received 6 October 2008 Received in revised form 27 May 2009 Accepted 10 June 2009 Available online 21 June 2009