Some factors affecting marital distances in the Outer Hebrides

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-62

  Clegg, E J ^a   Ringrose, T J ^a   Cross, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FISHING; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISTANCE; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HISTORICAL SURVEY; MARRIAGE; MARRIAGE PATTERNS; NORTHERN EUROPE; NUPTIALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEBRIDES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE;

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; MARITAL DISTANCE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SOCIAL TRENDS;

UK, SCOTLAND, WESTERN ISLES, BARRA; UK, SCOTLAND, WESTERN ISLES, HARRIS;

EID: 0031597735     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932098000431     Document Type: Article

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