It takes the average reader 5 hours and 3 minutes to read The Decline of Marriage in Namibia by Julia Pauli
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In Southern Africa, marriage used to be widespread and common. However, over the past decades marriage rates have declined significantly. Julia Pauli explores the meaning of marriage when only few marry. Although marriage rates have dropped sharply, the value of weddings and marriages has not. To marry has become an indicator of upper-class status that less affluent people aspire to. Using the appropriation of marriage by a rural Namibian elite as a case study, the book tells the entwined stories of class formation and marriage decline in post-apartheid Namibia.
The Decline of Marriage in Namibia by Julia Pauli is 296 pages long, and a total of 75,776 words.
This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 54 minutes to read The Decline of Marriage in Namibia aloud.
The Decline of Marriage in Namibia is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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