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In many parts of the world, it is socially expected for the bride to be a virgin; if the husband has sex with his wife after marriage and she does not bleed (it is common for a woman to not bleed when she has sex for the first time [22]), this can end in extreme violence, including an honor killing. [23] [24]
Intercaste marriage (ICM), [1] also known as marrying out of caste, [2] is a form of exogamous nuptial union that involve two individuals belonging to different castes. Intercaste marriages are particularly perceived as socially unacceptable and taboo in most parts of South Asia .
Country Marriage rate Nigeria 10.0 Palestine 10.0 Fiji 9.8 Egypt 9.6 Bahamas 9.5 Uzbekistan 9.5 Cyprus 8.9 Tajikistan 8.9 Albania 8.0 Mauritius 7.9 Kyrgyzstan 7.8
The probability of inter-caste marriages was found to increase by 36% with a 10-year increase in education of the husband's mother. [ 10 ] [ dubious – discuss ] In a 2010 report, the National Commission for Women (NCW) documented 326 cases of honour crime in the past year, the majority of which were due to inter-caste marriages .
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Teenage marriage is the union of two adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19. Many factors contribute to teenage marriage, such as love, teenage pregnancy, religion, security, wealth, family, peer pressure, arranged marriage, economic and/or political reasons, social advancement, and cultural reasons. Studies have shown that teenage married ...
In many parts of the world, it is often difficult to draw a line between 'forced' and 'consensual' marriage: in many cultures (especially in South Asia, the Middle East and parts of Africa), marriages are prearranged, often as soon as a girl is born; the idea of a girl going against the wishes of her family and choosing herself her own future ...
Autonomous marriage: individuals select, the parents or guardians are neither consulted nor have any say before the marriage Gary Lee and Lorene Stone suggest that most adult marriages in recent modern history are somewhere on the scale between consensual arranged and autonomous marriage, in part because marriage is a social institution.