Title: CHILD MARRIAGESubmitted to: S.P.UNIVERSITY

V.V.NAGAR

Name: Urvesh M PatelRoll no: 3357College: AMCOSTExam no:

Child Marriage: is one of the burning problems of Indian society. In India, despite amended amended laws advocating 18 as the legal minimum age at marriage for females, a substantial proportion i.e every third adolescent girl has given birth to a child. Report(2001)Rajasthan has the highest (40.8)% Bihar (39.6)% Madhya Pradesh (34.1)% Jarkhand (32.9)% and Andhra Pradesh (32.3)%. Bhilwara is at the top 61.9 Percent every third adolescent girl in the age in the group has given birth to a child.

INDRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

RATIONALE,OBJECTIVE AND HYPOTHESES

METHODOLOGY

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Presentation Outline

Reflecting the country’ s diversity, few women(12%) marry before age 18 in goa Himachal Pradesh, while nearly 57 to 61 percent do so in Rajasthan, Jarkhand and Bihar. Differences by area of residence are also stark:28% in urban areas vs. 53% in rural areas Yet, there has been a slow trend towared delaying marriage: Nationally, the proporation of woman marrying before their 18th birthday declined by five percent from 1993 to 2006 (50%to45%).

NFHS

Prohibition of child Marriage Act,2006,: India defines marriage is a marriage of individuals before they attain the legal age i.e. 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys. UN’s Convention on the Rigths of Children define:the union of children or adolescents under the age of 18 as child marriage. IAC(2003) child marriage, also known as early marriage, is defined as “any marriage carried out below the age of 18 years.

Child Marriage: Age view

(UNICEF-2009) 47% OF India’s women aged 20-24 were married before 18, with 56% in rural areas and 40% of the world’s child marriages occur in India.

(NGHS-3) 57.1% of women aged 20-24, married by the time they are 18 in Rajasthan. Median age at marriage among urban and rural women age 20-49- 18.8 years and 16.4 years. According to Census 1981, 1991 and 2001, mean age at marriage for female in Bhilwara district is 14.5, 16.2 and 16.4 years respectively.

INRODUCTION: Child Marriage: Fats

Median age at marriage among urban and rural women age 20-49-18.8 years and 16.4 years.

(RGI-2001) Rajasthan has the highest(40.8)% of females ever married among 15-19 year old girls as compared to India (24.9%) followed by Bihar (39.6%),mp(34.1%),Jarkhand(32.9%)and AP(32.3%). Among the various district of raj, bilwara is at the top with 61.9%.

To assess the socio- economic status (SES) and demographic components of the respondents under study. To find out the significant differences and impact SES components on age at marriage (M-age) and age at Gauna (G-age) of the respondents belonging to different SES.

To predict the psycho – social consequences and overall life satisfaction in relation to age at marriage (within different age group) of the respondents under study. To predict the determinants of age at marriage (within different age of the respondents under study.

OBJECTIVES

To find out the significant differences and impact of determinants of early marriage (DEM) components on M-age and N-age of the respondents belonging to different SES.

To find out the significant differences an impact of M-age and N-age on physcho-social consequence (PSE)components of respondents belonging to different SES.

Present study was conducted on determinants of early marriages and it’s psycho-social consequences. Further study could be planned by taking different variables like physical health, mental health, and reproductive health, personal and marital adjustment.

A comparative study of urban and rural setting could be planned by taking wide samples. Intervention programmes can be planned to rise awareness at micro, meso and exo level for unmarried boys and girls and their parents.

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