Asian Marriage Patterns in Transition

Smith, Peter

doi:10.1177/036319908000500104

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“…Table 1 Trends in Never-Married among Females Aged 30-34 to 45-49, Countries of South-East and East Asia (%) Table 2 Trends in Never-Married among Females Aged 30-24 to 45-49, Major Cities of South-East and East Asia (%) Table 3 Proportion Single among Male and Female Singapore Citizens, by Age Group and Highest Educational Qualification Attained, 1990 and Introduction n the past, marriage was close to universal in most Asian countries. The proportion of women aged 45-49 remaining unmarried exceeded 2% only in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Philippines (Smith, 1980). But this is no longer the case.…”

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The “Flight From Marriage” in South-East and East Asia

Jones

2005

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

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ear-universal marriage characterized most Asian countries in the past. Over the past two decades, however, there has been a dramatic increase in the proportions of women remaining single in their 30s and 40s in many East and South-east Asian countries, especially in their big cities. In 2000, 17 per cent of women aged 45-49 in Bangkok remained single, 13 per cent in Singapore and 10 per cent of Chinese women in Kuala Lumpur. The proportions remaining single were particularly high among tertiary educated women. As educational levels keep rising, this alone will tend to increase the proportion of women remaining single near the end of their reproductive life.High non-marriage rates are not confined to any one religious or ethnic group. By the same token, the trends are not monolithic throughout the region. Even in the Philippines and Thailand, which are both characterized by relatively high proportions of women non-married in their 30s and 40s, the path by which these high proportions were reached differed. The 2000 Census data do show sharp increases in proportions non-married among women in their 30s in some countries where non-marriage rates were low, notably the Republic of Korea and Indonesia.This paper describes the trends in delayed marriage and non-marriage in the region, for both men and women. It assesses likely reasons for these trends, discusses community reactions to the trends, and considers some of the likely implications for women's place in family and society, for trends in fertility, and for the family role in aged care. A number of policy issues resulting from the trends in non-marriage are discussed.

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The “Flight From Marriage” in South-East and East Asia

Jones

2005

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

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“…Actually, the children from their birth learn when to marry, whom to marry, where to live, what responsibilities they have to play to the family and community. These socio-cultural values, that are relatively endurable, are transformed into the next generational family formation (Aderinto, 1991;Smith, 1980). Dixon's (1971) sociological framework explains first marriage pattern in association with marriage norms, social expectations and pressures.…”

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Family socio-cultural values affecting early marriage between Muslim and Santal communities in rural Bangladesh

Uddin

2015

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Purpose – Family socio-cultural values and its practices have pervasive effects on early age at first marriage in every society. The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare how family socio-cultural values and its practices exert effect on early age at first marriage between Muslim and Santal couples in rural Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – First of all through snow-ball process and checking of marriage documents the author carefully identified 598 couples from Muslim and 560 from Santal who were married the first time between 1995 and 2005 years and whose age range was 12-48 years for husbands and 10-45 years for wives. Then, 585 pairs of couples (295 for Muslim and 290 for Santal) were randomly selected from the Talonda of Rajshahi district, Bangladesh. Data were collected, applying interview method with semi-structural questionnaire in family setting. Then the collected data were analyzed, using χ2 test and binary logistic regression (BLR) technique. Findings – The frequency distribution showed that most of the Santal couples compared to the Muslim ones were married before the minimum legal age in Bangladesh. The results of χ2 test of the frequency distribution were significant at p<0.01 and p<0.05 level. In addition, results of BLR analysis suggested that early age at first marriage was significantly (p<0.01 and p<0.05) associated with family socio-cultural values studied. It is argued that ethnicity, family pattern, residence pattern, illiteracy and ascriptive occupational status were the risk factors to persist early marriage among the Santal couples than the Muslim ones in rural Bangladesh. Practical implications – Although the findings are suggestive to understand differences in early marriage associated with family socio-cultural values between the ethnic couples, further cross-cultural study should be conducted on how socio-psychological factors affect early marriage between the ethnic groups. In spite of the limitations these findings may have implications in comparative social policy practice to prevent early marriage associated with changes in family socio-cultural values between the ethnic groups in Bangladesh. Originality/value – The findings in the paper are original in linking between family socio-cultural theory, its related policy and practice to prevent early marriage between the ethnic couples in Bangladesh.

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“…Studies in different settings have found association of these variables with delayed marriage (Caldwell et al, 1989;Hirschman, 1985;Jones, 2004;Peng, 2007;Retherford, Ogawa & Matsukura, 2001;Smith, 1980).…”

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