Marriage and divorce in Islamic South-East Asia:

This is the first comprehensive study of trends in marriage and divorce in the world's largest Islamic population, that of South-East Asia, covering Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand, and parts of the Philippines. The study draws together elusive data to provide a compre...

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1. Verfasser: Jones, Gavin W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Kuala Lumpur u.a. Oxford Univ. Press 1994
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:South-East Asian social science monographs
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Zusammenfassung:This is the first comprehensive study of trends in marriage and divorce in the world's largest Islamic population, that of South-East Asia, covering Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand, and parts of the Philippines. The study draws together elusive data to provide a comprehensive picture of time trends and of differentials in marriage and divorce within this region. These trends are distinctive: since the 1950s, age at marriage for females has risen sharply, age differences between spouses have narrowed, and divorce rates have fallen markedly from very high levels to levels well below those in Western countries. The study sets these trends within the context of the pre-Islamic situation in the region, the effects of the coming of Islam, and more recent political, social, economic, and legal changes which have influenced the family and marriage patterns
The study draws heavily on historical and ethnographic sources, as well as the author's own fieldwork and extensive experience within the region. The result is a fascinating account of changes in marriage and divorce patterns in a region experiencing rapid economic and social development
Beschreibung:XVII, 348 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9676530476

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