ISBN:
9789381345580
,
9789381345627
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxvi, 270 Seiten
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Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Love, labour and law
DDC:
305.235/20954
Keywords:
Child marriage
;
Child marriage Law and legislation
;
Teenage girls Social conditions
;
Women's rights
Abstract:
"Love, Labour and Law: Child Marriage in India is a path-breaking book on an issue that has not been analysed in depth for a while, perhaps since it does not affect the elites. Nowadays, the child bride is usually from poor families and aged 15-17. This book discusses why child marriage persists despite numerous legislative and policy initiatives to 'eliminate' the practice. The chapters examine social and legal reforms to raise the age of marriage; contemporary education and health related policy attempts at prevention; relationship of child marriage with child labour, sex work, human trafficking and other issues. Increasingly, there is greater resistance to marriages arranged by parents from the 'child' brides themselves who can now access institutional and bureaucratic support. How hopeful are these developments? The book goes beyond a simple policy focus on 'elimination' and provides a much-needed understanding of marriage and women's agency within the context of the Indian marriage system"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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