Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study and Current Population Surveys, we find that labor market conditions play a large role in explaining the positive relationship between educational attainment and marriage. Our results suggest that if low-educated parents faced the same (stronger) labor market conditions as their more-educated counterparts, then differences in marria...

Child marriage is an interesting phenomenon to discuss. There have been many government efforts in dealing with the rampant cases of child Indonesia. One them by enacting Marriage Law regarding age limit for marriage. The change regulated laws and regulations 19 years both men women has actually increased number marriages This research a qualitative case study type research, namely Religious Co...

Abstract This article explores how communities and development practitioners conceptualise children’s agency. It highlights contradictions within non-government organisations ( ngo ) United Nations (UN) narratives on child marriage: children are said to exercise agency when they defy forced marriage, yet lack knowledge choice if themselves decide marry. is based interviews focus group discussio...

Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study and the Current Population Survey, we find that labor market conditions play a large role in explaining the positive relationship between educational attainment and marriage. Our results suggest that if loweducated parents enjoyed the same, stronger labor market conditions as their more-educated counterparts, then differences in mar...

The hypothesis that marriage increases men's earnings has contributed to legislative support for the Healthy Marriage Initiative (HMI). However, previous studies of this phenomenon have not controlled for many relevant characteristics that select men into marriage, nor have they focused on low-income, unmarried fathers-the population targeted by HMI. We use the Fragile Families and Child Wellbe...

This study aims to develop educational contents for marriage immigrants by analyzing the programs of the multicultural family support centers and developing the curricular appropriate for them. A number of the programs intend to intensify social welfare for the marriage immigrants by promoting Korean proficiency. Therefore, it is essential to establish a comprehensive educational system for mar...

What do the half-century decline in U.S. marriage and the attendant rise in single parenthood mean for the economic well-being of children, especially children living in single-parent families? Adam Thomas and Isabel Sawhill show how differing living arrangements can be expected to affect families' economic well-being. Married-parent and cohabiting households, for example, can benefit from econ...

Sea Tribe is a group of indigenous people on Kelumu Island entrenched in the practice child marriage. This study aims to analyze law’s implementation marriage and its impacts marine tribal community using empirical/socio-legal research methods. Furthermore, primary legal data used are 1945 Constitution, Law Number 16 2019 concerning Marriage, 35 2014, 2014 protection, 20 2003 Child Protection, ...