A new analysis of inter-family marriages in the mafia-type organized crime group 'Ndrangheta, suggests that matrimonial ties between non-powerful families may play a previously under-appreciated role in maintaining the resilience ...
A Chinese personal safety app called Are You Dead?—recently rebranded as Demumu—has gone viral in recent weeks, attracting widespread media attention.
Secondhand fashion is booming, yet most brides—even those who care about sustainability—still choose to walk down the aisle in a new wedding dress.
Fifteen years ago, when I started studying the international dating industry, few people took the subject seriously. The term "mail-order bride" was treated as a punch line—something outdated, associated with lonely men and ...
Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high rates of this harmful practice.
Archeologists studying ancient civilizations in northern Iraq during the 1930s also befriended the nearby Yazidi community, documenting their daily lives in photographs that were rediscovered after the Islamic State militant ...
A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization.
During fieldwork in cities in China, I came across a new marital practice, locally described as liang-tou-dun, literally "two places to stay."
The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their village—alternating coordinated movements with rhythmic pauses. The drums were played, marking each step ...
Education projects supporting marginalized girls in lower-income countries are more likely to achieve lasting transformations when they mobilize young women and their communities as "agents of change," a new report indicates.
