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Attitudes towards marriage in postapartheid South Africa

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: 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-parent and single-parent families (Walsh 2008). Marriage is believed to be one of the more established ways of realising the need to belong. It is further regarded as offering benefits such as living together, functional division of labour, financial security, emotional support and rearing children together.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/32379840

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Family Dynamics and Relationships

Subfield: Demography

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7162198710

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