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Population Characteristics > Socioeconomic Factors > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociological Factors > Socioeconomic Factors > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociological Factors > Family > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Psychology, Social > Family > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychology > Psychology, Social > Family > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Family Characteristics > Marital Status > Marriage

Preferred term

Marriage  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Age, Marriage
  • Ages, Marriage
  • Arranged Marriage
  • Arranged Marriages
  • Commonlaw Marriage
  • Commonlaw Marriages
  • Comparison, Husband-Wife
  • Comparisons, Husband-Wife
  • Consensual Union
  • Consensual Unions
  • Consummation of Marriage
  • Dowries
  • Dowry
  • Duration, Marriage
  • Husband-Wife Comparison
  • Husband Wife Comparisons
  • Husband-Wife Comparisons
  • Intermarriage
  • Intermarriages
  • Marital Relationship
  • Marital Relationships
  • Marriage Age
  • Marriage Ages
  • Marriage, Arranged
  • Marriage, Commonlaw
  • Marriage Consummation
  • Marriage Consummations
  • Marriage Duration
  • Marriage Pattern
  • Marriage Patterns
  • Marriage Postponement
  • Marriage Postponements
  • Marriage, Same-Sex
  • Marriages, Arranged
  • Marriages, Commonlaw
  • Marriages, Multiple
  • Marriages, Same-Sex
  • Mate Selection
  • Mate Selections
  • Multiple Marriages
  • Nuptiality
  • Polygamy
  • Polygyny
  • Postponement, Marriage
  • Postponements, Marriage
  • Relationship, Marital
  • Relationships, Marital
  • Remarriage
  • Remarriages
  • Same Sex Marriage
  • Same-Sex Marriage
  • Same-Sex Marriages
  • Selection, Mate
  • Selections, Mate
  • Union, Consensual
  • Unions, Consensual

Note

  • a sociological & anthropological concept: differentiate from MARITAL STATUS, a demographic & statistical concept; SPOUSES is available for the husband or wife as a person

Scope note

  • The social institution involving legal and/or religious sanction whereby individuals are joined together.

In other languages

  • avioliitto

    Finnish

  • Äktenskap

    Swedish

  • Arrangerat äktenskap
  • Blandäktenskap
  • Giftermål
  • Hemgift
  • Månggifte
  • Omgifte
  • Poligami
  • Samkönat äktenskap
  • Sammanboende
  • Samvetsäktenskap
  • Äktenskapsrelation

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008393

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