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| Article Name : | | | THE VICIOUS CYCLE BETWEEN LOW LITERACY AND EARLY MARRIAGE IN AGRO-BASED ECONOMY: A CASE STUDY IN NADIA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL | | Author Name : | | | Mahadeb Ghosh , Biswaranjan Mistri | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5921 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Marriage is the approved social pattern where by two or more people establish a family (Herton & Hunt, 1984).Throughout the world, marriage is regarded as a moment of celebration and a milestone in adult life (UNICEF, 2001).Child marriage is a formal marriage or informal union entered into by an individual before reaching the age of 18 (UNICEF, 2011). Sadly, in case of where bride’s age is less than 18 years, the marriage gives no such celebration and enjoy in human life but it is enunciated bewilderment in life of the bride. Patriarchal society gives less value to girl child, mainly in less educated agrarian society where female children are illiterate or less educated has no chance for job, hence force to marry. Child marriage is one of the most prevalent forms of sexual abuse and exploitation especially of girls (Ghosh, 2011).This social practice is also a violation of human rights. Nadia district, the study area, of West Bengal is situated in flood plain of lower Ganges Basin and main economic activity of the area is agriculture. As par 2011 census, Govt. of India, except urban centre, percentage of literacy of the district is lower (75.58%) than state level (77.1%) and female literacy rate is (70.98%) which is (7.77%) lower than male literacy rate (78.75%). In this agro-based society, generally poor families want to reduce their economic constrain, protect girl child from pre- marriage sex and avoid pregnancy outside marriage, marry off their girl in very early before legal age of marriage (18 years). | | Keywords : | | - Vernacular technical terms and its Utility,medicinal and phytochemical etc,
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