The inconvenient truth about child brides

Ustek, Funda and Alyanak, Oguz. 2014. The inconvenient truth about child brides. Open Democracy, London. [Other]

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Abstract or Description

It is easy for states to ratify all the necessary conventions and take all the necessary legal steps in outlawing child marriages. However, it is the very social system that produces child brides that should be put under investigation.

Item Type:

Other

Keywords:

Child brides, Turkey, Islam, patriarchy

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Sociology

Date:

11 February 2014

Item ID:

11438

Date Deposited:

24 Mar 2015 13:44

Last Modified:

29 Apr 2020 16:10

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11438

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