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Julia Pauli

The Decline of Marriage in Namibia - Kinship and Social Class in a Rural Community

The Decline of Marriage in Namibia - Kinship and Social Class in a Rural Community

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In Southern Africa, marriage rates have declined significantly, but the value of weddings and marriages has not. Julia Pauli's book explores the meaning of marriage when only a few marry, using the appropriation of marriage by a rural Namibian elite as a case study.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2021
Publisher: Transcript Verlag


Marriage was once a prevalent and widespread tradition in Southern Africa. Nevertheless, over the past few decades, marriage rates have experienced a significant decline. In her book, Julia Pauli delves into the significance of marriage in a society where fewer people are choosing to tie the knot. Despite the sharp drop in marriage rates, the importance of weddings and marriages remains unwavering. Marriage has become a symbol of upper-class status, a aspiration that less affluent individuals strive to achieve. Through the appropriation of marriage by a rural Namibian elite as a case study, the book intricately weaves together the narratives of class formation and the decline of marriage in post-apartheid Namibia.

Marriage was once a prevalent and widespread tradition in Southern Africa. Nevertheless, over the past few decades, marriage rates have experienced a significant decline. In her book, Julia Pauli delves into the significance of marriage in a society where fewer people are choosing to tie the knot. Despite the sharp drop in marriage rates, the importance of weddings and marriages remains unwavering. Marriage has become a symbol of upper-class status, a aspiration that less affluent individuals strive to achieve. Through the appropriation of marriage by a rural Namibian elite as a case study, the book intricately weaves together the narratives of class formation and the decline of marriage in post-apartheid Namibia.

Weight: 666g
Dimension: 226 x 147 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783837643039

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