Nowak,Waldemar2013-03-052013-03-052000Roczniki Socjologii Rodziny, 2000, tom 12, s. 201-211.0867-2059http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4902In the article I present the structure of rural marriage in Poland of the 80-ies. I analyse basic factors of marriage mating, especially the reasons for getting married. Among the most important reasons are: love, material reasons, friendship, prestige, social position, sex. The article includes also the results of the research on marriage durability (stability), and also on factors influencing the marriage success or failure.plArtykuł