Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia
This study analyses nuptiality patterns in three Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan—over two decades preceding and one decade following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, using census and Demographic Health Survey data. Although marriage remained universal through the en...
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| description | This study analyses nuptiality patterns in three Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan—over two decades preceding and one decade following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, using census and Demographic Health Survey data. Although marriage remained universal through the end of that period, marriage age increased, and for younger cohorts, marriage rates declined considerably. Marriage age began to increase in the years following independence and there are no signs of any reversal. Within these countries marriage rates showed significant variation by educational achievement, and a much smaller variation by rural-urban residence. In Kazakhstan, ethnic differences in marriage age—Russians marrying earlier than the native Kazakhs—began to narrow. During the years of social, political and economic turmoil that preceded and followed independence, marriage rates increased dramatically followed by a steep decline in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan but not in Kazakhstan. Explanations of these trends are proposed based on the literature on demographic adjustments to social crises and the specifics of Central Asia's historico-cultural and socio-economic contexts. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1003282020-03-07T12:10:41Z Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia Dommaraju, Premchand Agadjanian, Victor School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women This study analyses nuptiality patterns in three Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan—over two decades preceding and one decade following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, using census and Demographic Health Survey data. Although marriage remained universal through the end of that period, marriage age increased, and for younger cohorts, marriage rates declined considerably. Marriage age began to increase in the years following independence and there are no signs of any reversal. Within these countries marriage rates showed significant variation by educational achievement, and a much smaller variation by rural-urban residence. In Kazakhstan, ethnic differences in marriage age—Russians marrying earlier than the native Kazakhs—began to narrow. During the years of social, political and economic turmoil that preceded and followed independence, marriage rates increased dramatically followed by a steep decline in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan but not in Kazakhstan. Explanations of these trends are proposed based on the literature on demographic adjustments to social crises and the specifics of Central Asia's historico-cultural and socio-economic contexts. Accepted version 2013-11-26T08:46:42Z 2019-12-06T20:20:38Z 2013-11-26T08:46:42Z 2019-12-06T20:20:38Z 2008 2008 Journal Article Dommaraju, P., & Agadjanian, V. (2008). Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia. Asian Population Studies, 4(2), 195-213. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100328 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17863 10.1080/17441730802247463 155911 en Asian population studies © 2008 Taylor & Francis. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Asian Population Studies, Taylor & Francis. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441730802247463]. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Dommaraju, Premchand Agadjanian, Victor Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title | Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title_full | Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title_fullStr | Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title_short | Nuptiality in Soviet and post-Soviet Central Asia |
| title_sort | nuptiality in soviet and post soviet central asia |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women |
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