A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 173
... parents . The paternal grandmother and even the grandfather play an important role in caring for the child . Their strength may be rela- tively limited compared to that of the young parents , who conse- quently spend a greater amount of ...
... parents . The paternal grandmother and even the grandfather play an important role in caring for the child . Their strength may be rela- tively limited compared to that of the young parents , who conse- quently spend a greater amount of ...
Page 189
... Parental consent is usually not too difficult to obtain . The only real objec- Meeting a girl at a fair or dance and marriage arranged by parents were not necessarily unrelated since parents often went with their children to the dances ...
... Parental consent is usually not too difficult to obtain . The only real objec- Meeting a girl at a fair or dance and marriage arranged by parents were not necessarily unrelated since parents often went with their children to the dances ...
Page 190
... parents are most likely to make arrangements with , or young men to meet , girls from families with whom they already have some sort of tie . Frequently an Orašac matron originally from a partic- ular village will recommend a girl from ...
... parents are most likely to make arrangements with , or young men to meet , girls from families with whom they already have some sort of tie . Frequently an Orašac matron originally from a partic- ular village will recommend a girl from ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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