Family Structure and Age at Marriage:

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" Family Structure and Age at Marriage: "
P.H. Reddy

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1071072
Doc. No	:	LA114701
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156852191X00282‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	P.H. Reddy
Title & Author	:	Family Structure and Age at Marriage: [Article] : Evidence From a South Indian Village\ P.H. Reddy
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Date	:	1991
Volume/ Issue Number	:	26/3-4
Page No	:	253–266
Abstract	:	It is commonly assumed that in developing countries, age at marriage of males is lower in joint than in nuclear families because males in the former type need not support their wives and children and entrust that responsibility to the large family system. But available evidence shows that age at marriage of males is lower in nuclear than in joint families and that wives and children far from being a liability are an asset and the need for female labour is more acute in nuclear than in joint families. There is no clear relationship between age at marriage of females and family structure.
Descriptor	:	African Studies
Descriptor	:	General
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156852191X00282‬