Child Marriage and Faith Affiliation in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Tác giả: Regina Gemignani
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 581.96 Specific topics in natural history of plants
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2015
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 293136
• Chủ đề: 1. child marriage; 2. faith affiliation; 3. gender roles; 4. Islamic Law; 5. social expectations

Tóm tắt

This article has two main objectives. First, it provides an account of trends in child marriage in Africa and a brief analysis of the statistical association between child marriage and faith affiliation. Second, it cautions against broad generalizations about child marriage and faith affiliation, in order to show that beyond stylized facts derived from household survey data, there is also substantial heterogeneity within the adherents of any particular faith as to how the practice of child marriage is considered. The analysis focuses on Islamic communities.