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DETERMINANTS OF TERRITORIAL EXOGAMY IN FRIULI (NORTH-EAST ITALY) IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2011

ALESSIO FORNASIN
ALESSIO FORNASIN
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Department of Statistics, University of Udine, Italy
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The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of individuals who formed exogamic marriages in the Friuli region (north-east Italy) during the second half of the 19th century. Logistic regression models were devised to measure the influence of the determinants of exogamic marriage, taking into account not only variables related to context but also spouses' economic, social and cultural characteristics. The determinants of exogamic marriage differ for men and women, and also vary by region due to differences in geographical mobility and size of the marriage market. The majority of exogamic spouses belong to one of two categories: either older individuals, often, especially in the case of men, with a previous marriage; or the upper social classes.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , July 2011 , pp. 453 - 467
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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