![]() The available data are used to study the nuptiality patterns in the four countries and draw comparisons between them in the light of the proposed fame-work. The data used come from the Egypt DHS 1995, Morocco DHS 1992, Tunisia DHS 1988, and Algeria PAPCHILD 1993. Both the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Pan Arab Project surveys (PAPCHILD) provide national information on some of marriage aspects in the four countries. Such observations invited the elaboration of an analytical framework that takes into account the relationships between different factors that can interact and affect nuptiality. For example, the persistence of the kinship system, in many countries in the region, which benefits arranged marriage can well limit the role of education and employment on marriage. However, the effect of both education and employment on marriage decisions is rather complex and does not usually follow the expected pattern in all the countries in the region. In general, education and employment experiences can enhance autonomy and self-recognition, which in turn change people's expectations and prospective gains from marriage. ![]() Nuptiality studies in the Arab region are very sparse and marital status is usually analysed in terms of education and age without looking at other potential explanatory variables and interactions. Despite the importance of nuptiality as a demographic component, it is considerably under studied when compared to fertility, or mortality, particularly in the Arab region. This research examines nuptiality patterns in Egypt and the Maghreb countries of Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Education is associated with greater autonomy in partner choice decision but it most strongly associated with parent arranged marriages with consent. Results from multinomial regression analysis confirm that the trend towards parent arranged marriages with the daughter’s consent has been persistent over time. Contrary to our hypothesis, the largest difference between educated and their less educated counterparts is not with respect to parent-arranged and self-arranged marriages rather it is between parent arranged marriages with no participation (22 percentage points) and parent arranged marriages with consent (36 percentage points). Share of jointly arranged and self-arranged marriages have remained somewhat similar across birth cohorts. There has been an almost equal 5 percentage point increase in parent-arranged marriages in which daughters have participated. Descriptive statistics indicate that parent-arranged marriages in which the daughter has no participation have declined 5 percentage points from the oldest to the youngest cohort. ![]() We distinguish between four marriage types- parent arranged marriage with no participation, parent arranged marriage with participation, jointly arranged marriage and self- arranged marriage. In particular, we examine (1) if women of recent cohorts (born around 1980) are less likely to report arranged marriages than women of older cohorts (born around 1956) and (2) if educated women are less likely to report arranged marriages than their less educated counterparts. ![]() Using a very unique data set (India Human Development Survey, 2005), this paper examines if self-arranged marriages (or love marriages) have replaced parent-arranged marriages as the dominant form of marriage in India.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |