Child marriage confronting customs and controversy Jelena Čvorović

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Čvorović, Jelena, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child marriage.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York Bloomsbury Academic 2026

Summary:

"Discover the social, economic, demographic, and public health impacts that child marriage has within the cultures and countries that practice it. Around the globe, one in five girls under age 18 are married, and this number can double in areas affected by poverty, conflict, and other humanitarian crises. Child marriage, especially when accompanied by early and frequent pregnancy, often has sharply negative effects on female health, fertility, and mortality. In a wider context, child marriage influences population dynamics, economic development, and many other aspects of the cultures in which it is practiced. Part I of this book features a collection of essays examining the drivers and consequences of modern-day child marriage. Part II profiles 30 cultures that engage in child marriage around the globe, including in countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. These case studies allow readers to uncover the similarities and differences in patterns of child marriage across cultures and geographies, providing a more nuanced understanding of this complex and controversial subject"-- Bloomsbury Collections

Contents:

Child marriage today

Drivers of child marriage

Consequences of child marriage

Confronting child marriage

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Caribbean Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Eritrea

Guatemala

Guinea

India

Indonesia

Laos

Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

Mozambique

Nepal

Niger

Nigeria

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

The Roma People

Solomon Islands

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

United States

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed July 1, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Čvorović, Jelena Child marriage

ISBN:

9798765142998

9798765142974

9798765142981

OCLC:

1597484161

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