(Re)constructing the African notion of girls' readiness for marriage: insights from rural Malawi
This ethnographic study is concerned with examining how communities in Chauma of Dedza district in Malawi construct “girls' readiness for marriage” as the immediate lens through which child marriage can be understood. The social label of girls' readiness for marriage refers to the complex...
Main Author: | Kamwendo Naphambo, Emmily |
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Other Authors: | Pande, A |
Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Humanities
2021
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33775 |
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