Between Change and Continuity
Age and Marriage Trends in Gaza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6147765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nahda Shehada (Instituto de Estudios Sociales, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 315-350 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hawwa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-2078 • E-ISSN: 1569-2086 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156920808x381658 |
| OpenAlex | W2007071197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
In Gaza, one finds both an impressive rate of early marriage and the highest rate of fertility in the world. 42 percent of women marry at 18 years or less whereas half the population is under 15. This phenomenon begs the following question: why is early marriage ever more frequent in Gaza but on the decline in the West Bank? This article proposes to develop an historical and sociological analysis of marriage trends in Gaza based on a diachronic examination of local Islamic court archives and interviews with people practicing this type of marriage today, while taking into account changing economic and political circumstances
Ancient history · Demographic economics · Economics · Family planning · Fertility · Gaza strip · Geography · Islam · Palestine · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demography · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |