Mate Selection and Female Age at Marriage: A Micro Level Investigation in Tamil Nadu, India

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Sheela, J ^a   Audinarayana, N ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MARRIAGE; MATING; MENARCHE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0242510828     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.34.4.497     Document Type: Article

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