Marriage and Divorce in Islamic South-East Asia

by Jones, Gavin W.

• ISBN13: 9789676530479
• ISBN10: 9676530476
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-29
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This study draws on statistical, historical, and ethnographic data to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of the remarkable changes which have occurred in this region since the 1950s. Age at marriage for females has risen sharply, age differences between spouses have narrowed, and divorce rates have fallen drastically in relation to rates in Western countries. Gavin Jones sets these trends within the context of the pre-Islamic situation in the region, and the more recent political, social, religious, economic, and legal changes which have influenced family and marriage patterns. This is a fascinating account of changes in marriage and divorce patterns in a region experiencing rapid economic and social development.

Author Biography

Gavin Jones is Professor of Demography in the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Tables
Figures
Maps
Plates
Appendices
Introduction	p. 1
The Social, Economic, and Legal Context: Influences on Traditional Culture	p. 18
Trends in Marriage Timing in Islamic South-East Asia	p. 59
Influences on Age at Marriage	p. 112
Marriage Dissolution: Widowhood, Divorce, and Remarriage	p. 163
Influences on Stability of First Marriage	p. 218
Polygyny: Trends and Influences	p. 268
The Effect of Changing Marriage Patterns on Fertility	p. 288
Conclusions	p. 304
Appendices	p. 312
Bibliography	p. 322
Index	p. 342
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