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