Dr. Djamour spent two years in Singapore, both in the city and in a Malay fishing village, and her first-hand account draws a lively and sympathetic picture of behaviour within the family and between kinsmen. It is nonetheless an important contribution to social anthropology and discusses, as its central topic, the instability of Malay marriage. The causes and consequences of this phenomenon, which involve social, economic, and psychological considerations, are analysed in some detail. The social picture which emerges has wide validity throughout the country and should prove of value to...
Dr. Djamour spent two years in Singapore, both in the city and in a Malay fishing village, and her first-hand account draws a lively and sympatheti...
An anthropologist's field study of the court set up in Singapore to deal with matrimonial suits, chiefly divorce, among Muslims. This study is based on observation of the court in action, and analyses in detail the relationship between the reformist aims of the law and the values and expectations of litigants.
An anthropologist's field study of the court set up in Singapore to deal with matrimonial suits, chiefly divorce, among Muslims. This study is based o...
