The socio-cultural context of child marriage in a Bangladeshi village

This article focuses on the reasons for child marriage in a Bangladeshi village. Although the mean age of marriage for women in Bangladesh is currently 20.2, nearly half of all girls are married before the age of 18. In Bangladesh, female sexuality is controlled through early marriage and the custom of purdah , which limits the social interactions between men and women. The methodology of this research was participant observation, supplemented by questionnaires, discussions, interviews and the construction of case studies. The study was conducted in a village in Bangladesh, and looked at why the rural people of Bangladesh marry off their daughters at an early age, whether they think that they will profit from it, and how. Cost-benefit analysis in exchange theory provides the theoretical framework. This study finds that child marriage occurs as a result of the profit-making motive of the people of Bangladesh, despite the huge costs to the individuals involved, the local community and society as a whole.     

大学信仰 运行机制 大学底线

大学信仰涉及政治信仰、科学信仰、人生信仰、人格信仰、制度信仰、宗教信仰等。当今大学或缺乏信仰,故丢弃诚信、崇拜权钱、追求功利、信奉“关系”、学术造假、道德沦丧、斯文扫地。大学作为国家高端人才培养基地,要出人才、出队伍、出思想,须将“求真求实、创新开拓、诚信善行、公平正义、法治天下”视为宗旨,把信仰及道德纳入目标导向机制、动力激励机制、规范与创新机制、环境保障机制,将政治底线、学术底线、组织底线、人格底线等纳入质量预警机制。’