The socio-cultural context of child marriage in a Bangladeshi village

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 244-253

  Chowdhury, Farah Deeba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Child bride; Child marriage; Cost benefit analysis; Dowry; Local beliefs; Menarche; Poverty; Security; Sexual purity; Shame; Social values

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342885965     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-6866.2004.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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