Child Brides
28 Feb 2011In some parts of the world, marrying young is commonplace. I couldn’t find the exact comparison for the United States, but the median age when married is 26 (2009). Wikipedia lists data for additional countries, if you’re interested.
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3 Responses to Child Brides
Gabi
February 28th, 2011 at 13:46
Horrible. And then, usually, the groom is picked by the parents, and is way older than the girl. Horrible.
Sun
February 28th, 2011 at 15:25
The legal age to marry changes over time. I think we will see a movement toward reducing the age in the USA as media like Disney and Hanna Montana commodify girls bodies and appearances.
Chris
March 4th, 2011 at 02:12
An interesting comparison would also be looking at when women had their first child. I know after two years in Namibia that marriage just wasnt the norm for a lot of girls that age but pregnancy was a huge issue.