Adolescent migration and the 1990s nuptiality transition in Mali

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4267870
AutoresVéronique Hertrich (Institut national d'études démographiques, autor de correspondencia), Marie Lesclingand (0000-0002-4900-768X, Université Côte d'Azur)
Año2012
Volumen66
Número2
Páginas147-166
Fecha de publicación2012-07-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2012.669489
PMID22494408
OpenAlexW2106444806
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas38

Attempts to explain the rise in women's age at marriage across Africa have focused mainly on determinants in the urban environment, notably women's education and the economic recession. In our study, we examined the migration of adolescent girls as a factor in the transition to a later age of marriage in rural Mali, using an analysis of data from a longitudinal survey conducted over 20 years. The findings show a close correlation between the rise in labour migration and the onset of this nuptiality transition. Continuing changes in marriage patterns include not only its postponement but also a breakdown in the marriage formalization process. Two main mechanisms are documented: a direct one, as migration enables young women to choose the timing of their marriage and is a source of empowerment; and an indirect one, as migration challenges family marriage conventions and contributes to elders disengaging from control over marriage and young people

Age at first marriage · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Fertility · Geography · Longitudinal data · Population · Postponement · Recession · Sociology · Transition (genetics) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography