wishes to wed. In this paper, we use quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize the practice of abduction marriage … interviews suggest that abduction is typically used to overcome the refusal of the woman's family. Second, we use Demographic and … with the hypothesis that men often use abduction to improve bargaining power in marriage negotiations and reduce the size …

wishes to wed. In this paper, we use quantitative and qualitative methods to characterize the practice of abduction marriage … interviews suggest that abduction is typically used to overcome the refusal of the woman's family. Second, we use Demographic and … with the hypothesis that men often use abduction to improve bargaining power in marriage negotiations and reduce the size …