Africa is one continent with several worlds. Africa is home to innumerable tribes, ethnic and social groups, some representing very large populations consisting of millions of people, others are smaller groups of a few thousand. All these tribes and groups have cultures which are different, but represent the mosaic of cultural diversity of Africa. When considering any particular issue partainin...

This paper has examined the perceptions of and, the effect of religion on nuptiality patterns and differentials using qualitative and quantitative data from 600 randomly selected women and focus groups and in-depth interviews among the Atyap in Kaduna State. The study indicates that although marriage is universal, the median age at first marriage was 18 years in 1995 compared to 15 years in 200...

Regional variation is an integral part of Japanese historical demography. At least three different patterns of population and family are suggested to have coexisted in three geographic boundaries in early modern Japan: northeast, central, and southeast. However, the evidence for the three patterns are either based on macro level studies or on micro level studies of a few villages in each region...

Trends and determinants of marriage payments have rarely been examined at the population level, despite their plausible implications for the welfare of family and the distribution of wealth across families and generations. In this study, we analyze population-based data from the Vietnam Study of Family Change to examine prevalence, directions, and magnitude of marriage payments in Vietnam from ...

We explore economic and cultural integration patterns for different immigrant groups in Italy, from first to second generations and across age cohorts. We produce descriptive statistics regarding the differences of immigrants with respect to natives in terms of education, employment, female participation rates, marriage, divorce, exogamous marriage rates, and completed fertility rates. Our anal...