“February 2009”.
“Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)”—at head of title.
“Funding for this research was provided by the European Commission (EC)”—title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acronyms—Glossary—Executive summary—Part 1 : theoretical, methodological and research site context—1. Introduction—2. Methodology—3. Research sites—Part 2 : decision-making processes about marriages—4. Gender, generation and status : roles of men and women in marriage decisions—5. Choice and force-role of children in marriage decisions—6. The marriage decision-fear and external pressures—Part 3 : marriage practices—7. Exchanging daughters for a bride, exchanging daughters for money—8. Polygamous marriage—9. Conclusions and recommendations—Family maps—References.

Summary: “Decisions, desires and diversity is one of a series of reports by the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit examining family dynamics and family violence in Afghanistan. It explores the many different ways in which marriages are decided on and practiced in Afghan families. Respondents interviewed during the research frequently talked about decision-making in relation to marriage and marriage practices, and it was for this reason that the topic of marriage practices emerged as an important aspect of analyzing family dynamics…”—(page v).

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