Community perceptions of reasons for preference for consanguineous marriages in Pakistan
Community perceptions of reasons for preference for consanguineous marriages in Pakistan
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DOI：
10.1017/s0021932099004496
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发表时间：
1999-10-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Hussain, R
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作者：
Hussain, R
尽管最近的巴基斯坦人口与健康调查(DHS)显示，巴基斯坦三分之二的婚姻是近亲婚姻，但这种婚姻的社会文化决定因素在很大程度上仍未得到探索。这篇文章考察了这类婚姻的三个常见原因的相对重要性：宗教、经济和文化。这项分析是基于1995年从巴基斯坦最大城市卡拉奇的多种族和多宗教社区收集的定性数据。结果显示，所有民族和宗教群体都不同程度地倾向于近亲婚姻，父母仍然是儿子和女儿婚姻的主要决策者。偏爱近亲婚姻的主要原因是社会文化，而不是任何被认为的经济利益，无论是以巩固家庭财产的形式，还是以较小和较便宜的嫁妆的形式。在穆斯林中，遵循宗教传统是这种婚姻最不常被提及的原因。尽管据报道，近亲婚姻具有社会文化优势，但这种结合被认为是剥削性的，因为它们使家庭中现有的权力结构永久化。
Although the recent Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) show that two-thirds of marriages in Pakistan are consanguineous, the sociocultural determinants of such marriages remain largely unexplored. This paper examines the relative importance of the three commonly perceived reasons for such marriages: religious, economic and cultural. The analysis is based on qualitative data collected in 1995 from multi-ethnic and multi-religious communities in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. Results show that consanguineous marriages are preferred across all ethnic and religious groups to a varying degree, and that parents continue to be the prime decision-makers for marriages of both sons and daughters. The major reasons for a preference for consanguineous marriages are sociocultural rather than any perceived economic benefits, either in the form of consolidation of family property or smaller and less expensive dowries. Among Muslims, following religious traditions is the least commonly cited reason for such marriages. Despite the reported sociocultural advantages of consanguineous marriages, such unions are perceived to be exploitative as they perpetuate the existing power structures within the family.