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Jul 31, 2020 · Of these 102 children who expected to marry within 3 years, 59 actually married within the anticipated 3 years and another 24 married during the study period for a total of 83 marriages. So, even by this conservative measure, there were only a small number of individuals who could have been engaged.
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Distributions of marital timing attitudes and expectations...
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Introduction. Nuptial regimes, including norms for marriage...
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Oct 1, 2010 · With increasing proportions of children born to never-married mothers and the attendant family instability such children experience, new approaches to thinking about how low-income women make decisions about marriage and childbearing are essential for the field to move forward.
- Susan L. Brown
- 2010
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Apr 19, 2023 · Negative consequences of early marriage include: 1—physical and psychological problems (high-risk pregnancy and childbirth, physical illnesses, depression, and emotional distress); 2—family problems (dissatisfaction with married life, experience of having lots of responsibility, lack of independence in family life); 3—social problems (risky soci...
Sangram K. Patel, Ph.D. Thoai Ngo, Ph.D. Sajeda Amin, Ph.D. Show all authors. Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.001. What Are the Drivers of Child Marriage? A Conceptual Framework to Guide Policies and Programs. Abstract. Purpose.
Apr 27, 2018 · Children have a central role to play in parents’ decision whether to get married. The narrators talk about marriage as a way to strengthen the family legally, publically, and privately. Marriage is not only (or primarily) a rite for a couple in love; rather, it is a validation of the whole family in which children are included.
- Karin Jarnkvist
- 2019
Feb 14, 2022 · Child marriage, defined as marriage before 18 years of age, is a violation of human rights and a marker of gender inequality. Growing attention to this issue on the global development agenda also reflects concerns that it may negatively impact health.
Oct 15, 2020 · An estimated 650 million girls and women alive today married before their 18th birthday. Referred to as girl child marriage, the formal or informal union of the girl-child before age 18, the practice is increasingly recognized as a key roadblock to global health, development, and gender equality.