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Assortative mating for height in Pakistani arranged marriages—

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

W. H. James
W. H. James
Affiliation:
MRC Mammalian Development Unit, University College London
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Abstract

Ahmad, Gilbert & Naqui (1985) note that there is a substantial and significant positive correlation between the heights of spouses in Pakistani arranged marriages. This was so even in those cases where the spouses had not seen one another before the ceremony. They offer three possible explanations. I should like to suggest another.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 247 - 248
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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