MARRIAGE DISTANCES AMONG THE AFRO-AMERICANS OF BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA

Authors
BIONDI G RICKARDS O GUGLIELMINO CR DESTEFANO GF
Citation
G. Biondi et al., MARRIAGE DISTANCES AMONG THE AFRO-AMERICANS OF BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA, Journal of Biosocial Science, 25(4), 1993, pp. 523-530
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Social Sciences, Biomedical",Demografy,"Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Journal of Biosocial Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219320
Volume
25
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
523 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9320(1993)25:4<523:MDATAO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
In a sample of 311 couples from the Afroamerican community of Bluefiel ds, Eastern Nicaragua, the distribution of matrimonial distance shows a deviation from the leptokurtic rule. This results from assortative m ating among the population.