Latest items for MARR-PRACTICE-2
Nov. 13, 2024, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"[Conservative MP Miriam Cates] described marriage as a 'middle-class secret' as the political class has failed to speak up for the benefits it brings...Mrs Cates added that marriage is the 'best institution that societies have developed for the successful raising of children', and castigated politicians for not being honest about this. While marriage rates remain high among the wealthy, they have 'completely collapsed' in lower income groups, leaving children facing the additional disadvantage of family breakdown. 'Marriage has become a middle-class secret and as a political class we have failed to be honest about its advantages for children' " (3, 16-18).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"[Conservative MP Miriam Cates] described marriage as a 'middle-class secret' as the political class has failed to speak up for the benefits it brings...Mrs Cates added that marriage is the 'best institution that societies have developed for the successful raising of children', and castigated politicians for not being honest about this. While marriage rates remain high among the wealthy, they have 'completely collapsed' in lower income groups, leaving children facing the additional disadvantage of family breakdown. 'Marriage has become a middle-class secret and as a political class we have failed to be honest about its advantages for children' " (3, 16-18).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"China last year recorded its lowest number of marriages since public records became available, furthering a nearly decade-long decline in matrimony that has coincided with falling birth rates and triggered government concern of a demographic crisis" (para 1). "6.83 million couples married in 2022, according to data released by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday. That’s down around 10.5% from the 7.63 million marriage registrations in 2021 and marks a record low since 1986" (para 2). "[There] has been a steady decline in people choosing to enter into marriages since a 2013 peak, when more than 13 million couples tied the knot – nearly double the 2022 nuptials" (para...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"China last year recorded its lowest number of marriages since public records became available, furthering a nearly decade-long decline in matrimony that has coincided with falling birth rates and triggered government concern of a demographic crisis" (para 1). "6.83 million couples married in 2022, according to data released by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs on Friday. That’s down around 10.5% from the 7.63 million marriage registrations in 2021 and marks a record low since 1986" (para 2). "[There] has been a steady decline in people choosing to enter into marriages since a 2013 peak, when more than 13 million couples tied the knot – nearly double the 2022 nuptials" (para...more
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The marriage rate has plummeted from 6.7 marriages for every 1,000 people in 2000 to 5.8 in 2020" (para 9). "[There is a] declining numbers of marriages – 2022 recorded the fewest number in 37 years" (para 18). "'Some have chosen to postpone marriage in order to advance their careers, studies, and professions and to enjoy their personal freedom,' said Dr Pan Wang, senior lecturer in Chinese and Asian studies at the University of New South Wales" (para 19).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The marriage rate has plummeted from 6.7 marriages for every 1,000 people in 2000 to 5.8 in 2020" (para 9). "[There is a] declining numbers of marriages – 2022 recorded the fewest number in 37 years" (para 18). "'Some have chosen to postpone marriage in order to advance their careers, studies, and professions and to enjoy their personal freedom,' said Dr Pan Wang, senior lecturer in Chinese and Asian studies at the University of New South Wales" (para 19).
Nov. 5, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, BR-DATA-1
"China reported its first population drop in six decades amid record low birth and marriage rates" (para 5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, BR-DATA-1
"China reported its first population drop in six decades amid record low birth and marriage rates" (para 5).
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
In the DRC, there is a phenomenon of people cohabitating without legal marriage. Currently, corrupt officials often ask for more than is required for marriage, whether that is drink, food, or something else. The hoops that couples must jump through to get married incentivizes cohabitation. Dowry often prevents marriage.
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
In the DRC, there is a phenomenon of people cohabitating without legal marriage. Currently, corrupt officials often ask for more than is required for marriage, whether that is drink, food, or something else. The hoops that couples must jump through to get married incentivizes cohabitation. Dowry often prevents marriage.
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The most common type of union is customary marriage" (26).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The most common type of union is customary marriage" (26).
Jan. 29, 2024, 6:01 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'The way our society is structured, marriage seems to be the most crucial aspect of one’s life (...)" (para 24).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'The way our society is structured, marriage seems to be the most crucial aspect of one’s life (...)" (para 24).
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Fewer young Chinese people are getting married" (pp 13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Fewer young Chinese people are getting married" (pp 13).
Nov. 28, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Younger people aren't even interested in getting married" (pp 3).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Younger people aren't even interested in getting married" (pp 3).
Oct. 10, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Lee Jin-song, who has written books about the trend of young people choosing not to get married or have a baby, said policies to boost the birth rate need to embrace more than just the traditional idea of marriage as being between a man and a woman" (para 22). "Lee pointed to a common joke that in South Korea, 'if you are not dating by the time you are 25, you’ll turn into a crane, meaning if you’re single you become non-human'" (para 24). "She said society considers her, and others like her, selfish for not conforming to the traditional expectations of marriage and children, 'neglecting their duties for society...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Lee Jin-song, who has written books about the trend of young people choosing not to get married or have a baby, said policies to boost the birth rate need to embrace more than just the traditional idea of marriage as being between a man and a woman" (para 22). "Lee pointed to a common joke that in South Korea, 'if you are not dating by the time you are 25, you’ll turn into a crane, meaning if you’re single you become non-human'" (para 24). "She said society considers her, and others like her, selfish for not conforming to the traditional expectations of marriage and children, 'neglecting their duties for society...more
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"[There is] limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, including access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion, particularly by unmarried women and girls" (12). These women can see the need to get married to avoid stigmatization (MV- coder comment).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"[There is] limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and information, including access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion, particularly by unmarried women and girls" (12). These women can see the need to get married to avoid stigmatization (MV- coder comment).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"In the framework of the project ‘Say NO to Early Marriages’ in 2015–2016 to raise public awareness about consequences caused by early marriages and prevent early marriage cases, various events are organized with different segments of the society in the cities and remote villages. 2400 persons have taken part at those events" (34). Marriage is seen as important. Hence, they try to do it at very young ages (MV-coder comment).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"In the framework of the project ‘Say NO to Early Marriages’ in 2015–2016 to raise public awareness about consequences caused by early marriages and prevent early marriage cases, various events are organized with different segments of the society in the cities and remote villages. 2400 persons have taken part at those events" (34). Marriage is seen as important. Hence, they try to do it at very young ages (MV-coder comment).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"As the above section has captured however, while the Supreme Court’s decision is well understood and is being enforced by the Courts, all islands involved in consultations as part of the drafting of 6th Periodic Report to the CEDAW Committee have indicated that the overall age of marriage is decreasing as compared to ten years ago, and when young women and young men reach the legal age of 18, they are immediately marrying. Young women are marrying men their age, and this shift may well be due to increased freedom among co-educational facilities for friendships to emerge. The families on the islands encourage the marriages so as to uphold social...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"As the above section has captured however, while the Supreme Court’s decision is well understood and is being enforced by the Courts, all islands involved in consultations as part of the drafting of 6th Periodic Report to the CEDAW Committee have indicated that the overall age of marriage is decreasing as compared to ten years ago, and when young women and young men reach the legal age of 18, they are immediately marrying. Young women are marrying men their age, and this shift may well be due to increased freedom among co-educational facilities for friendships to emerge. The families on the islands encourage the marriages so as to uphold social...more
June 12, 2023, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Jordan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It is no secret that national penal codes throughout Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) countries include discriminatory laws against women in the areas of marriage, divorce, and child custody. Sharia law is used to justify these familial laws throughout the SWANA region, but modern interpretations of Sharia differ from what is actually written in the Quran" (Para.1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It is no secret that national penal codes throughout Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) countries include discriminatory laws against women in the areas of marriage, divorce, and child custody. Sharia law is used to justify these familial laws throughout the SWANA region, but modern interpretations of Sharia differ from what is actually written in the Quran" (Para.1).
May 23, 2023, 11:57 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"China's National Health Commission (NHC) did not respond to a request for comment about liberalising IVF access, though it has previously acknowledged that many young women are delaying plans to marry and have children, noting that high costs of education and child-rearing have contributed to declining marriage rates" (Para.10). "Joy Yang, a 22-year-old international finance major from Hunan province, said she first heard of IVF on television and she wants it liberalised nationwide, in case she does not find a partner but her financial situation allows her to have a child. 'There are some women who don't want to get married but they still want to have children. I might...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"China's National Health Commission (NHC) did not respond to a request for comment about liberalising IVF access, though it has previously acknowledged that many young women are delaying plans to marry and have children, noting that high costs of education and child-rearing have contributed to declining marriage rates" (Para.10). "Joy Yang, a 22-year-old international finance major from Hunan province, said she first heard of IVF on television and she wants it liberalised nationwide, in case she does not find a partner but her financial situation allows her to have a child. 'There are some women who don't want to get married but they still want to have children. I might...more
May 22, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"More than 800 couples walked down the aisle on Easter Sunday in one of the biggest mass wedding ceremonies in South Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic" (Para.1). "Its mass nuptials take place three times a year – at Easter, in December, and also during the celebrations in September of the church's founding in 1962" (Para.3). "Ditopa, 37, said her husband's second marriage was 'fulfilling what God has created for us, fulfilling the scripture that says women will be leaning towards one man' " (Para.6).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"More than 800 couples walked down the aisle on Easter Sunday in one of the biggest mass wedding ceremonies in South Africa since the COVID-19 pandemic" (Para.1). "Its mass nuptials take place three times a year – at Easter, in December, and also during the celebrations in September of the church's founding in 1962" (Para.3). "Ditopa, 37, said her husband's second marriage was 'fulfilling what God has created for us, fulfilling the scripture that says women will be leaning towards one man' " (Para.6).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Some children are married off precisely due to poverty or deprivation...[M]any families resort to marrying off their daughters – as a means of ‘protecting’ them economically. These married children are, however, more likely to remain poor in the long run and therefore to become trapped in the vicious, intergenerational cycle of poverty that drives child marriage… ‘[I]n most parts of Tanzania, marriage is considered a fundamental social institution, and marrying one’s children is a strong obligation upon parents. In fact, in order to protect the image of young girls’ chastity, some girls are promised in marriage or are actually married off before their 18th birthdays'" (11).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Some children are married off precisely due to poverty or deprivation...[M]any families resort to marrying off their daughters – as a means of ‘protecting’ them economically. These married children are, however, more likely to remain poor in the long run and therefore to become trapped in the vicious, intergenerational cycle of poverty that drives child marriage… ‘[I]n most parts of Tanzania, marriage is considered a fundamental social institution, and marrying one’s children is a strong obligation upon parents. In fact, in order to protect the image of young girls’ chastity, some girls are promised in marriage or are actually married off before their 18th birthdays'" (11).
Feb. 27, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"A 2022 survey found that more women than men — 65 percent versus 48 percent — don’t want children. They’re doubling down by avoiding matrimony (and its conventional pressures) altogether. The other term in South Korea for birth strike is 'marriage strike.'" (para 2). "But women haven’t passively accepted the toxic masculinity. They’ve organized raucously, from Asia’s most successful #MeToo movement to groups like '4B,' which translates to the 'Four nos: no dating, no sex, no marriage and no child-rearing.' The country’s feminist movements have won the decriminalization of abortion and harsher penalties for an epidemic of spycam-porn crimes." (para 13).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"A 2022 survey found that more women than men — 65 percent versus 48 percent — don’t want children. They’re doubling down by avoiding matrimony (and its conventional pressures) altogether. The other term in South Korea for birth strike is 'marriage strike.'" (para 2). "But women haven’t passively accepted the toxic masculinity. They’ve organized raucously, from Asia’s most successful #MeToo movement to groups like '4B,' which translates to the 'Four nos: no dating, no sex, no marriage and no child-rearing.' The country’s feminist movements have won the decriminalization of abortion and harsher penalties for an epidemic of spycam-porn crimes." (para 13).
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2012 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the Married Persons (Property) (Amendment) Act in June 2014, which provides for the recognition of common law unions and the division of property in such unions, as well as in marriage" (1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved since the consideration in 2012 of the State party’s combined seventh and eighth periodic reports in undertaking legislative reforms, in particular the adoption of the Married Persons (Property) (Amendment) Act in June 2014, which provides for the recognition of common law unions and the division of property in such unions, as well as in marriage" (1).
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It also emerges the decrease of marriages in parallel with the increase in divorce and separation cases, resulting in narrowing the household and the increase of single person households. This demographic and sociological description depends on many factors, including the economic crisis, the difficulty in finding a job, social exclusion" (12). "Along these lines, the NGO ACMID Donna established a toll free number for abused Muslim women and received 3,600 calls from November 2007 through May 2008. Approximately 56 percent of those cases involved violence or other mistreatment by husbands or relatives, including unwillingly being in a polygamous marriage, a situation affecting an estimated 14,000 women" (30).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It also emerges the decrease of marriages in parallel with the increase in divorce and separation cases, resulting in narrowing the household and the increase of single person households. This demographic and sociological description depends on many factors, including the economic crisis, the difficulty in finding a job, social exclusion" (12). "Along these lines, the NGO ACMID Donna established a toll free number for abused Muslim women and received 3,600 calls from November 2007 through May 2008. Approximately 56 percent of those cases involved violence or other mistreatment by husbands or relatives, including unwillingly being in a polygamous marriage, a situation affecting an estimated 14,000 women" (30).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It depends where in Somalia you are. In urban areas you will find girls in their 20s still not married. Whereas, in the country side you might find girls in their early teens married or as little as when they reach puberty" (1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It depends where in Somalia you are. In urban areas you will find girls in their 20s still not married. Whereas, in the country side you might find girls in their early teens married or as little as when they reach puberty" (1).
July 26, 2021, 7 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The marriage rate witnessed a relative increase as well, but the rate of separations was much higher than any other measured by CAPMAS. The marriage rate increased by 4.3 percent in December 2017, compared to the rate measured in December 2016" (para 11). An increase in the marriage rate indicates that marriage is not likely seen as outdated in society (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"The marriage rate witnessed a relative increase as well, but the rate of separations was much higher than any other measured by CAPMAS. The marriage rate increased by 4.3 percent in December 2017, compared to the rate measured in December 2016" (para 11). An increase in the marriage rate indicates that marriage is not likely seen as outdated in society (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
July 16, 2021, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Under Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has brought back talk of “family values” and women’s importance as caretakers, messages that many women say are out of step with their thinking on when—or even whether—to marry" (para 1). "Many women, especially in cities, say they are in no hurry to get married and have a family. Liang Wei, 28 years old, says she has gone on at most one date a year since her last serious relationship ended four years ago... She has told her anxious parents in Jiangxi province not to pressure her. 'Maybe I’ll never marry,' she says. Caroline Chen, 32, a personal trainer in Beijing, says that back...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Under Xi Jinping, the Communist Party has brought back talk of “family values” and women’s importance as caretakers, messages that many women say are out of step with their thinking on when—or even whether—to marry" (para 1). "Many women, especially in cities, say they are in no hurry to get married and have a family. Liang Wei, 28 years old, says she has gone on at most one date a year since her last serious relationship ended four years ago... She has told her anxious parents in Jiangxi province not to pressure her. 'Maybe I’ll never marry,' she says. Caroline Chen, 32, a personal trainer in Beijing, says that back...more
June 30, 2021, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'We think that this is an important step as it will make civil ceremonies more accessible and faster. In Turkey, there are many people who live together without marriage or with a religious marriage [considered invalid under Turkish law]. This creates major problems socially and legally'" (para 12).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'We think that this is an important step as it will make civil ceremonies more accessible and faster. In Turkey, there are many people who live together without marriage or with a religious marriage [considered invalid under Turkish law]. This creates major problems socially and legally'" (para 12).
June 23, 2021, 6:44 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Often labelled 'bare branches' and 'leftover women', Chinese bachelors and bachelorettes face immense societal pressure to get married and have children, partly because parents play an central role in their children's spouse selection" (Para 1) This shows that marriage is still highly valued in China (CLM - CODER COMMENT). "In 2009, one year after his friend Li Chaolong died of leukaemia in a local hospital in China's central Henan province, his mother finally found him a bride — Li Xiuying, from the same village, who was hours away from dying of kidney failure, according to Mr Xiao. The bride passed away shortly after, he says, and the two families hugged...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Often labelled 'bare branches' and 'leftover women', Chinese bachelors and bachelorettes face immense societal pressure to get married and have children, partly because parents play an central role in their children's spouse selection" (Para 1) This shows that marriage is still highly valued in China (CLM - CODER COMMENT). "In 2009, one year after his friend Li Chaolong died of leukaemia in a local hospital in China's central Henan province, his mother finally found him a bride — Li Xiuying, from the same village, who was hours away from dying of kidney failure, according to Mr Xiao. The bride passed away shortly after, he says, and the two families hugged...more
May 15, 2021, 7:08 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, MARR-DATA-1
"These studies show how sexism seeps into the work of Chinese divorce courts like a poison in the soil or a miasma in the air. The trouble starts before a judge has even opened a case file. Chinese judges earn promotions by handling cases quickly and for avoiding complaints and appeals. (A typical judge in a family court may hear 200 cases a year.) They are rewarded for pressing plaintiffs to withdraw divorce suits and try once more to patch up their marriages. That is one way to respond to Chinese leaders’ angst about soaring divorce rates. In 2019 4.15m couples parted ways. Just 9.47m got married, a record low...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2, MARR-DATA-1
"These studies show how sexism seeps into the work of Chinese divorce courts like a poison in the soil or a miasma in the air. The trouble starts before a judge has even opened a case file. Chinese judges earn promotions by handling cases quickly and for avoiding complaints and appeals. (A typical judge in a family court may hear 200 cases a year.) They are rewarded for pressing plaintiffs to withdraw divorce suits and try once more to patch up their marriages. That is one way to respond to Chinese leaders’ angst about soaring divorce rates. In 2019 4.15m couples parted ways. Just 9.47m got married, a record low...more
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It also emerges the decrease of marriages in parallel with the increase in divorce and separation cases, resulting in narrowing the household and the increase of single person households. This demographic and sociological description depends on many factors, including the economic crisis, the difficulty in finding a job, social exclusion" (12). "Along these lines, the NGO ACMID Donna established a toll free number for abused Muslim women and received 3,600 calls from November 2007 through May 2008. Approximately 56 percent of those cases involved violence or other mistreatment by husbands or relatives, including unwillingly being in a polygamous marriage, a situation affecting an estimated 14,000 women" (30).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"It also emerges the decrease of marriages in parallel with the increase in divorce and separation cases, resulting in narrowing the household and the increase of single person households. This demographic and sociological description depends on many factors, including the economic crisis, the difficulty in finding a job, social exclusion" (12). "Along these lines, the NGO ACMID Donna established a toll free number for abused Muslim women and received 3,600 calls from November 2007 through May 2008. Approximately 56 percent of those cases involved violence or other mistreatment by husbands or relatives, including unwillingly being in a polygamous marriage, a situation affecting an estimated 14,000 women" (30).
Feb. 15, 2021, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'Many hotels and landlords in Egypt will not rent a room to unmarried couples,' explains Mohamed Fahmy, a Cairo real estate agent. 'A marriage certificate, even a flimsy one, allows visiting men to have sexual liaisons'” (para 10). This implies that marriage is not seen as outdated and is important to the society (JCE- CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"'Many hotels and landlords in Egypt will not rent a room to unmarried couples,' explains Mohamed Fahmy, a Cairo real estate agent. 'A marriage certificate, even a flimsy one, allows visiting men to have sexual liaisons'” (para 10). This implies that marriage is not seen as outdated and is important to the society (JCE- CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 10, 2021, 11:51 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
“A second corrupting, and perhaps surprising, consequence of bacha bazi is its negative impact on women's rights in Afghanistan. It has become a commonly accepted notion among Afghanistan's latent homosexual male population that 'women are for children, and boys are for pleasure.' Passed down through many generations and spurred by the vicious cycle created by the pedophile-victim relationship, many Afghan men have lost their attraction towards the opposite gender. Although social and religious customs still heavily dictate that all men must marry one or more women and have children, these marriages are often devoid of love and affection, and are treated as practical, mandated arrangements” (para 14).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
“A second corrupting, and perhaps surprising, consequence of bacha bazi is its negative impact on women's rights in Afghanistan. It has become a commonly accepted notion among Afghanistan's latent homosexual male population that 'women are for children, and boys are for pleasure.' Passed down through many generations and spurred by the vicious cycle created by the pedophile-victim relationship, many Afghan men have lost their attraction towards the opposite gender. Although social and religious customs still heavily dictate that all men must marry one or more women and have children, these marriages are often devoid of love and affection, and are treated as practical, mandated arrangements” (para 14).
Dec. 24, 2020, 12:22 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"According to Deputy Health Minister Seyed Hamed Barakati, the marriage rate had dropped by 40% in a decade" (para 5).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"According to Deputy Health Minister Seyed Hamed Barakati, the marriage rate had dropped by 40% in a decade" (para 5).