Margaret Newby
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620588 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Newby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Newby |
| SIGNATURE | NEWBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southampton |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The efffects of migration and work on marriage of female garment workers in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effects of migration and entry into garment work on marriage for young women in Bangladesh. The data comes from a study of female garment workers and their non‐working peers conducted in 1996–97 in Bangladesh. In a country where women traditionally do not work in formal employment, and enter arranged marriages soon after puberty, the rapidly expanding garment industry offers scope for social change. The industry employs ma…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
Survey Experience Among Women in Bangladesh
This article examines issues surrounding survey methodology and the research process from the experience of a study of female garment workers in Bangladesh carried out during 1996-1997 by the Population Council and the University of Southampton. The process of sampling the population of interest and then the interview process will be examined in detail. In addition, some more general issues about survey research in developing countries and in Ban…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
The efffects of migration and work on marriage of female garment workers in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effects of migration and entry into garment work on marriage for young women in Bangladesh. The data comes from a study of female garment workers and their non‐working peers conducted in 1996–97 in Bangladesh. In a country where women traditionally do not work in formal employment, and enter arranged marriages soon after puberty, the rapidly expanding garment industry offers scope for social change. The industry employs ma…
Transition to Adulthood of Female Garment-Factory Workers in Bangladesh
This article examines data from a study on garment-factory workers in Bangladesh to explore the implications of work for the early socialization of young women. For the first time, large numbers of young Bangladeshi women are being given an alternative to lives in which they move directly from childhood to adulthood through early marriage and childbearing. Employment creates a period of transition in contrast to the abrupt assumption of adult rol…
Survey Experience Among Women in Bangladesh
This article examines issues surrounding survey methodology and the research process from the experience of a study of female garment workers in Bangladesh carried out during 1996-1997 by the Population Council and the University of Southampton. The process of sampling the population of interest and then the interview process will be examined in detail. In addition, some more general issues about survey research in developing countries and in Ban…
The efffects of migration and work on marriage of female garment workers in Bangladesh
This paper examines the effects of migration and entry into garment work on marriage for young women in Bangladesh. The data comes from a study of female garment workers and their non‐working peers conducted in 1996–97 in Bangladesh. In a country where women traditionally do not work in formal employment, and enter arranged marriages soon after puberty, the rapidly expanding garment industry offers scope for social change. The industry employs ma…
Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work)