How do law and religion influence child marriage? A qualitative study using content analysis

IF 1.7 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI:10.1111/fare.13025

Bahman Baraie, Mehdi Rezaei, Haidar Nadrian, Hossein Matlabi

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Abstract

Objective

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of religion and law on child marriage in Sanandaj, Iran.

Background

The prevalence of child marriage is 16.65% in Iran and 11% in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj. This study considers the legality and legitimacy of this practice in Iran.

Method

Eligible participants were selected through purposive sampling. Participants included three groups: parents of a married child (n = 7), women who were child brides (n = 19), and experts (sociologists, marriage concluders, and marriage counselors; n = 7). The research question was “What impact do religious and legal factors have on the decision of families in child marriage?” The data were gathered using semistructured in-depth interviews and analyzed by conventional content analysis method.

Results

The findings were generally categorized into four main themes including law–religion issues (subthemes: marriageable age in civil law, Sharia principles), predisposed religious interpretations (subthemes: religious interpretations confirming child marriage, interpretations rejecting child marriage), institutional factors (subthemes: official agencies, religious factors), and religious viewpoint of families toward child marriage (subthemes: avoidance of sin, reference of parents/children to religious rules).

Conclusions

The intersection of law, religion, and family institutions, with their interconnected rules, encourage child marriage (particularly for girls) in Sanandaj, Iran. Any change in these factors (mostly civil law and Sharia) may influence the demands of families for child marriage.

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法律和宗教如何影响童婚？利用内容分析进行定性研究

本研究旨在调查宗教和法律对伊朗萨南达季童婚的影响。在伊朗，童婚的发生率为 16.65%，而在库尔德城市萨南达季，童婚的发生率为 11%。本研究探讨了伊朗童婚的合法性和正当性。参与者包括三个群体：已婚儿童的父母（7 人）、童养媳妇女（19 人）和专家（社会学家、婚姻缔结者和婚姻顾问；7 人）。研究问题是 "宗教和法律因素对童婚家庭的决定有什么影响？研究采用半结构式深度访谈收集数据，并通过传统的内容分析法进行分析。研究结果总体上分为四大主题，包括法律-宗教问题（副主题：民法中的适婚年龄、伊斯兰教法原则）、倾向性宗教解释（副主题：肯定童婚的宗教解释、反对童婚的宗教解释）、制度因素（副主题：官方机构、宗教因素）以及家庭对童婚的宗教观点（副主题：避免罪恶、父母/子女参照宗教规则）。在伊朗萨南达季，法律、宗教和家庭机构相互交织，相互关联，助长了童婚（尤其是女孩童婚）。这些因素（主要是民法和伊斯兰教法）的任何变化都可能影响家庭对童婚的要求。

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Family Relations Multiple-

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3.40

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13.60%

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164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.