Mapping the patchwork: Exploring the subnational heterogeneity of child marriage in India

• Main Authors: Lotus McDougal (Author), Holly Shakya (Author), Nabamallika Dehingia (Author), Charlotte Lapsansky (Author), David Conrad (Author), Nandita Bhan (Author), Abhishek Singh (Author), Topher L. McDougal (Author), Anita Raj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite dramatic reductions in child marriage over the past decade, more than one in four girls in India still marry before reaching age 18. This practice is driven by a complex interplay of social and normative beliefs and values that are inadequately represented in national- or even state-level an...