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Arranged and forced marriages: the impact of education

Arranged and forced marriages: the impact of education
Arranged and forced marriages: the impact of education
This paper examines the experiences of Asian women at a university in the UK. It focuses on women's views on arranged and forced marriages and argues that the educational background of women make a signficant difference on whether women participate in arranged marriages. Women use education as 'bargaining resource' in which to negogiate their position within the family. Those women with lower educational backgrounds were more likely to engage in arranged marriages.
asian women, forced and arranged marriages, gender, race, education
Bhopal, Kalwant
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Bhopal, Kalwant
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Bhopal, Kalwant (2008) Arranged and forced marriages: the impact of education. Understanding the Issues around Forced Marriage: "16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women", Stirling, Scotland. 26 Nov 2008.

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This paper examines the experiences of Asian women at a university in the UK. It focuses on women's views on arranged and forced marriages and argues that the educational background of women make a signficant difference on whether women participate in arranged marriages. Women use education as 'bargaining resource' in which to negogiate their position within the family. Those women with lower educational backgrounds were more likely to engage in arranged marriages.

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Published date: 26 November 2008
Venue - Dates: Understanding the Issues around Forced Marriage: "16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women", Stirling, Scotland, 2008-11-26 - 2008-11-26
Keywords: asian women, forced and arranged marriages, gender, race, education

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Local EPrints ID: 64141
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/64141
PURE UUID: 85e1e08e-18b4-4a54-a17a-a8e1a6da5d71

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Date deposited: 23 Dec 2008
Last modified: 22 Jul 2022 21:19

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Author: Kalwant Bhopal

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