The article considers the evolution of two “Second Demographic Tradition”(SDT) core
characteristics: fertility postponement and the rise of cohabitation, with particular attention …

The family in South Africa does not present uniform characteristics. It exhibits features that
are dissimilar in terms of structure, form, role and functions. It has also been assumed to …

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Trends in Age at Marriage and the Onset of Fertility Transition in sub-Saharan Africa …

Abstract Families in Africa have been undergoing changes recently. The objective of this
study was to review published literature on the types, determinants and consequences of …

The payment of bridewealth or lobola is a longstanding cultural practice that has persisted in
South Africa despite significant societal shifts over the past two decades. Lobola has always …

In spite of the vast importance of weather shocks for population processes, limited work has
investigated the micro-level processes through which weather shocks influence the …

Some 65 years ago Radcliffe-Brown wrote that marriage is “not an event or a condition but a
developing process.” This position became modified two decades later when John Comaroff …

This study focuses on young people's marriage behavior, which includes cohabitation,
marriage, and plans to marry among the unmarried. The decline in marriages and planned …

The work and career experiences of African, single mothers from low socio-economic
backgrounds have been ignored in previous research: the literature has largely focused on …

It is widely accepted that humans are fundamentally social animals that have an inherent
desire to belong. This need is thought to commonly apply to both women and men from two …