A Decision Model of Conjugal Patterns in Martinique
- 1 September 1967
- Vol. 2 (3) , 445-453
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2798731
Abstract
There is a variety of mating patterns among the adult population of Morne-Paysan, a highland village in Martinique. These patterns are distributed sequentially: young adults tend to mate extraresidentially; middle aged persons cohabit, frequently consensually; older persons marry. The sequence is explained in terms of men modifying their behaviour in an attempt to maximise values within the constraints of their peasant economy.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: