CHANGES IN MARRIAGE PATTERNS AMONG THE ARAB COMMUNITY IN ISRAEL OVER A 60-YEAR PERIOD

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 283-287

  Sharkia, Rajech ^a,b   Mahajnah, Muhammad ^c,d   Athamny, Esmael ^a   Khatib, Mohammad ^e   Sheikh Muhammad, Ahmad ^e   Zalan, Abdelnaser ^a  

^a Triangle Regional Research and Development Center   (Israel)

^b BEIT BERL COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e Galilee Society: The Arab National Society for Health Research and Services   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; CONSANGUINITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS;

ADULT; ARABS; CONSANGUINITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84955635605     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932015000103     Document Type: Article

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