Age at marriage is a subject of great practical importance at ut us related to both socio-economic background and achievements. In Demography, age at marriage of at least women, plays a major differentials. The effect of late marriage on reproduction through shortening the reproductive life span has been widely recognized. However, reproduction is not the only function of marriage. Marriage heralds the beginning of a new family unit with all the complicated roles and statues which the members of this unit are expected to play. Postponement of marriage will make both girls and boys mature mentally and emotionally and brings about a closer relationship through high quality verbal interaction which can affect emotional closeness and sharing of private thoughts, values for marital adjustment. It is also a key intervening variable in the process of attaining status. In India such a vital subject has not yet received the importance it deserves. There is general awareness that age at marriage is low in this country, but where and how low are questions that beg for answers. This book gives a complete picture of the age at marriage of both boys and girls in India in each and every district survey data.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Radha Devi
D. Radha Devi (b.1940) is a trained demographer working in the field of demography for almost four decades. She is a retired Professor from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, India and is currently an independent researcher. Before joining IIPS she served the Gandhigram Institute for Rural health and family Welfare Trust, Maduari, Tamil Nadu As senior Social Scientist and the university of kerala as senior research Assistant. She did her M.A. in Economics and M.Sc in Demography from the university of kerala, M.A. in Sociology from the university of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. and did her Ph.D. work in the Institute for Social and economic Change under Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao and obtained the degree from the university of Mysore. She is a co-author of the book entitled Role of Women’s Education in shaping Fertility in India: Evidence from National family Health Survey. Radha Devi has published many articles in the professional journals of India and outside and participated and presented papers in many national and International seminars and conferences. Her areas of interest relates mainly to different aspects of population and development particularly fertility and family planning, women’s studies, reproductive health, employment and unemployment.
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