Young bride: an analysis on the application of the minimum age of marriage in Malaysia
Parents choose to marry off their daughters early for a number of reasons. Poor families may regard a young girl as an economic burden and her marriage as a necessary survival strategy for her family. They may think that child marriage offers protection for their daughter from the dangers of sexual...
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| Format: | Proceeding Paper |
| Language: | English English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/34835/1/PP_for_Yogyakarta_Underage_marriage.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/34835/4/34835.pdf |