Determinants of Territorial Exogamy in Friuli (North-East Italy) in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of individuals who formed exogamic marriages in the Friuli region (north-east Italy) during the second half of the 19th century. Logistic regression models were devised to measure the influence of the determinants of exogamic marriage, taking into account not only variables related to context but also spouses' economic, social and cultural characteristics. The determinants of exogamic marriage differ for men and women, and also vary by region due to differences in geographical mobility and size of the marriage market. The majority of exogamic spouses belong to one of two categories: either older individuals, often, especially in the case of men, with a previous marriage; or the upper social classes.

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“…Other European studies on spatial homogamy were of varying quality and setup, and used different definitions and methodology, sometimes examining spatial homogamy as a side topic. Most studies used marriage certificates as the source material and were of a historical nature or otherwise focused on the period 1960-1980; they include the studies of Gueresi, Pettener and Veronesi (2001), Van de Putte (2003) and Fornasin (2011).…”