In their seminal work on the Stable Marriage Problem, Gale and Shapley [3] describe an algorithm which finds a stable marriage in O(n) communication rounds. Their algorithm has a natural interpretation as a distributed algorithm where each player is represented by a single processor. The complexity measure of such a distributed algorithm is typically measured by the round complexity, assuming a...

Using data from two surveys in three counties where the prevalence of uxorilocal marriage differs greatly, this paper analyzes the effects of marriage form, individual, family and social factors on age at first marriage and spousal age difference. The results show that, under the Chinese patrilineal joint family system, compared with the dominant virilocal marriage form, uxorilocal marriage sig...

This article discusses Oppenheimer's theory on marriage timing, reviews the way this theory was received in European demography and family sociology, and develops a new test of the theory using annual panel data from 13 European countries for the period 1994-2001. Several indicators of men's economic status are used, including school enrollment, employment, type of labor contract, work experien...

The marriage bond is a sacred institution that justifies the relationship between man and woman legally has legal implications. However, phenomenon occurs there are mut'ah marriages or contract carried out by some people which only based on temporary pleasure. This study uses qualitative research method with literature approach. results of state status considered illegal illegitimate in Islamic...

at the beginning, the marriage portion or dowry was considered as the price for selling the wife to the husband. the marriage portion was changed its nature as a gift by the advent of the divine religions and codification of laws. in modern custom of iran, the islamic concept of marriage portion has been completely changed and is no more considered as a gift, but it is security in marriage and ...