Marital residence and the functions of romantic love

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 6 • Published In • Pages: 471-480 •
By Rosenblatt, Paul C.

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between marital residence and romantic love; results suggest that romantic love is most important in societies with non-neolocal marital residence. The author explores potential functions of romantic love, including bolstering against the divisive pressure of relatives, or to substitute for economic interdependence between spouses.
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