The Role of Premarital Agency in Delaying Marriage and Reproductive Decision Making in Urban India
Brault M, Schensul S, Bankar S. The Role of Premarital Agency in Delaying Marriage and Reproductive Decision Making in Urban India. 2017, 21-39. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60417-6_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTiming of marriageWay young womenLife course theoryDevelopment of agencyLow-income communitiesYoung womenImpact of agencyDelaying marriageLow-income familiesPatriarchal normsSocial changePatriarchal familyMarital familyCourse theoryUrban IndiaCoercive sexEmployment opportunitiesLow-income girlsSocial resourcesEarly marriageFamilial contextOwn pathwaysMarriageAgenciesYoung wife