Determinants of divorce in a traditional Muslim community in Bangladesh

This study examines the effects of spouses' prior marital status and socio-demographic characteristics on the risk of divorce of 1762 Muslim marriages recorded in 1982-83 in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Grooms' prior marital status was categorized into never married, divorced, widowed or polygynous...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2000-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol3/4/