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Female age at marriage in Northern Karnataka.
- Source :
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Social change [Soc Change] 1987 Sep; Vol. 17 (3), pp. 65-70. - Publication Year :
- 1987
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Abstract
- "The aim of this paper is to (i) furnish the recent trends in female age at marriage in rural Northern Karnataka [India] and (ii) examine the socio-cultural factors influencing very early marriages. The main data set used is from a cohort analysis pertaining to girls born in rural Dharwad during 1962-1972. The median age at marriage is 16 years. Further, two-thirds of the girls are married before 18 years and nearly one-fourth of the marriages are even pre-puberty cases. Various factors--socio-cultural, social psychological, economic etc.--responsible for the perpetuation of very early marriages in the study area, in spite of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, are discussed."<br /> (excerpt)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0049-0857
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Social change
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12341637