Modernisation and the cultural practice of consanguineous marriage: a study of four provinces of Iran • Mohammad J. Abbasi-Shavazi , University of Tehran ; Peter McDonald, Australian National University ; Meimanat Hosseini Chavoshi, Australian National University

Emancipation or marginalization: the dilemmas of “Desgastada” (Aged) Gambian women in Spain • Caroline H. Bledsoe, Northwestern University ; Papa Sow, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Value changes in parenthood and partnership in Bulgaria: some results from a multi-method study • Elitsa Dimitrova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

The measurement and prevalence of developmental thinking about the family: evidence from Nepal • Arland Thornton, University of Michigan ; Dirgha J. Ghimire, University of Michigan ; Colter Mitchell, University of Michigan