The mating trade. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Mullan.
• Authors: Mullan, Bob
• Contents: Introduction: Choosing Partners Part One 1. The Arranged Marriage 2. The Shadkhan and the Nakado Part Two 3. Overview of the Industry 4. ‘Marriages are Made in New Bond Street’: The Traditional Marriage Bureaux 5. Electronic Cupid: Computer Dating 6. Introduction and Dating Agencies 7. The ‘List’ Technique 8. Video-Dating 9. Specialisms: Asian Marriage Bureaux and Gay Dating 10. ‘Social’ Introduction Agencies and Others 11. The Cheap Mediator: Personal Ads Part Three 12. The ‘Psychology’ of Attraction 13. Litigation and Controls 14. Alternatives? Conclusion. Appendix: Personality Questionnaires and Projective Techniques. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.82; Marriage brokerage; Mate selection
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000574012; 9781000573909; 9781003275572
• Related ISBNs: 9781032230771
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