Early Marriage, Social Networks and the Transmission of Norms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9725818 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M N Asadullah (0000-0001-8047-5548, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics), Zaki Wahhaj (0000-0001-8285-7670, University of Kent) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 344 |
| Pages | 801-831 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12291 |
| OpenAlex | W2305888432 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 34 |
We investigate whether female early marriage is a conduit for the transmission of social norms, specifically norms relating to gender roles and rights within the household. We exploit differences in age at menarche between sisters as an exogenous source of variation in marriage age. This approach allows us to control for beliefs and attitudes that are transmitted from parents to children. Using a sample of unmarried adolescents, we first show that the timing of menarche has no direct effect on adolescent attitudes towards gender norms. Yet we find that early marriage increases agreement with statements supportive of traditional gender roles and gender bias in the allocation of resources. We also find some evidence that early marriage worsens the (self‐reported) quality of a woman's post‐marital social network
Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economics · Menarche · Norm (philosophy) · Political science · Quality (philosophy) · Sample (material) · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics) · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications) · Variation (astronomy) · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |