Marriage
- Women get little say in choosing their spouse - others, including a matchmaker, are involved
- Men are instructed on who they may or may not marry
- Age and education should be similar among spouses
- Relatively common for cousins to marry - 39% in 1995
- Premarital sex is rare - pressure to marry is high
- Very few people refrain from marriage
- Polygyny is rare
- Divorce is quite simple - declining divorce rate, rising absolute divorce number
Origin of Names
- Many men and women are named by their given name, followed by their father's name, followed by their grandfather's name
- Shows lineage and social status
- Some men are given secular or religious names
- Women tend to have religious or sometimes, fanciful names
- Women don't generally change their name after marriage
Family Structure
- Once married, men and women typically move to their own home
- Extended family gatherings are common
- Males are seen as most respected, especially the eldest male
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