Southeast and South Asia are home to one-third of the world's population. Their great
economic and cultural diversity makes generalization about family patterns and trends …

The determining condition for poor people is uncertainty. Some societies perform better than
others in mitigating this uncertainty. In such societies we observe welfare regimes which …

This paper presents and discusses recent trends in divorce for countries in Asia, highlighting
both wide variations in divorce patterns and recent changes in divorce trends for countries in …

The study of marital quality and stability has attracted widespread attention over the past two
decades, with considerable interest in identifying predictors of marital quality and (in) …

Drawing on survey and ethnographic data, this article presents empirical evidence
regarding the impact of work participation on poor women's lives in urban Bangladesh …

In India divorce and separation are perceived to be relatively rare events. While quantitative
data are lacking, there is a rich multi-disciplinary literature on various aspects of marital …

This paper highlights the factors that influence the decision of married women (in the age
group of 16-60 years) to participate in labor force activities. Employing the probit model on …

The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of
women living there chronically vulnerable. Yet for women living in slums, there is no other …

In contrast to East and South-east Asia, changes in marriage patterns have played a small
role in reducing fertility in South Asia. While age at marriage for women has risen, it remains …

Informed by the social determinants of health (SDH) framework, this study examined
whether women's attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence (IPV) varies according …