Annotated Bibliography: The Effects of Adolescent Marriages on Young Women
Annotated Bibliography: The Effects of Adolescent Marriages on Young Women
Research Questions
1. How do adolescent marriages affect the reproductive and sexual health of young women?
2. How do the high divorce rates in adolescent marriages impact on future of young women economically?
3. What are the socioeconomic consequences of early pregnancy on young women?
4. In which ways do adolescent marriages affect the education of young women?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of adolescent marriages on young women?
6. Do adolescent marriages hinder young women from getting employed?
Irani, M., & Latifnejad Roudsari, R. (2019). Reproductive and sexual health consequences of child marriage: A review of literature. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, 7(1), 1584-1590.
Irani and Latifnejad Roudsari (2019) explain that married adolescents are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and cervical cancer than women who get married during adulthood.
This research was published in 2019 which shows that it is current and appropriate for the topic of adolescent marriages and their effect on young women. Moreover, the source is authoritative given that it was published in the Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health. The article is also reliable because the authors accessed secondary sources for research from the Mishhad University of Medical Sciences. Moreover, while the authors do not present detailed information of cervical cancer and HIV, the language used is simple and information is presented chronologically. Lastly, this article is used to inform the reader regarding the consequences of early marriages on the reproductive and sexual health of adolescent women.
This article explains that the chances of adolescent females contracting HIV, cervical cancer, and other reproductive and sexual health problems are higher compared to their older counterparts due to child marriage. Irani and Latifnejad Roudsari (2019), therefore, suggest that more research should be done on the effective strategies of increasing reproductive health education among female adolescents.
Dahl, G. B. (2010). Early teen marriage and future poverty. Demography, 47(3), 689-718.
Dahl (2010) demonstrates that women who get married during their teen years are two-thirds more likely to divorce within a decade of their marriage and are susceptible to poverty due to low levels of education since some are dropouts and have increasing responsibility because of children.
This scholarly article was published in 2010 which implies that the information provided is relevant, although not as up to date in studying adolescent marriages. Dahl also provided credible and reliable information given that the article was peer-reviewed and published by the Journal of Democracy. The information is relevant to the research topic as it explains the link between high rates of divorce among adolescent marriages and how they impact the economic status of young women. Additionally, Dahl (2010) presents his argument by starting with an introduction and a review of literature sources then proceeds to use cross-sectional surveys to determine how teen marriages are associated with high divorce rate and future poverty.
From the study, it was established that the high divorce rate among women who married during adolescence have long lasting consequences such as poverty.
Diaz, C. J., & Fiel, J. E. (2016). The effect(s) of teen pregnancy: Reconciling theory, methods, and findings. Demography, 53(1), 85-116.
The study of Diaz and Fiel (2016) shows that teen pregnancies cause stigma, stress- accelerated role transition, and low earnings among teenagers who come from normative communities or strict parents as opposed to those who have a good parent-daughter relationship.
This article provides semi-current information on the topic as it was published in 2016. There have been no updates on this study since it was published. The information presented is relevant to the research as it explains both positive and negative consequences of teenage pregnancies. The authors are authoritative sources of information because they are researchers from the University of Arizona and the article is a copyright of the Population Association of America. Diaz and Fiel (2016) use different methodologies such as regression analysis, fixed effects model, and propensity score matching to counter selection bias which increases the accuracy of data. Nonetheless, they acknowledge that the findings cannot be generalized to a larger population because of the methodologies used.
The findings of the study show that teenage pregnancies negatively or positively affect young women’s socioeconomic status depending on the social support they receive.
McCleary-Sills, J., Hanmer, L., Parsons, J., & Klugman, J. (2015). Child marriage: A critical barrier to girls’ schooling and gender equality in education. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 13(3), 69-80.
This article establishes the link between child marriage and girls’ education by identifying the social and structural barriers that facilitate school dropout.
This peer-reviewed article provides up to date information on the topic of adolescence marriage given that it was published in 2015. The study explains that young girls drop out of school due to early marriages that are a consequence of social norms in the form of informal rules, attitudes, and beliefs. The study can be trusted given that McCleary-Sills works with the International Center for Research on Women as a Director of Gender Violence and Rights, Hammer works with World Bank Group as a lead economist. However, the accuracy of the study cannot be determined since the study was not empirically tested but was entirely based on evaluation of secondary sources.
The purpose of the study is to inform policy makers, scholars, and other entities dealing with girl’s education on the need for societal norms to be countered so that girls can complete their education.
Kershaw, S. (2008). Now, the bad news on teenage marriage. The New York Times, G1.
The New York Times post explains that adolescents who get married and stay in it do well in terms of wealth and income, but they are expected to take more responsibility.
The amount of time that has passed since this article was written implies that marriage and economic trends may have changed over the decade. However, New York Times is a reliable source of information as it provides information that is happening at a specific time in history. Kershaw (2008) attempts to demonstrate credibility and accuracy of the arguments presented by citing scholarly researches that have been conducted over the years and using case studies. Nonetheless, the information may be biased since it is difficult to determine the authenticity of the preconceived notions of the author.
The newspaper article demonstrates that teenage marriages that last long increase the chances of young women having high incomes and creating wealth over time.
Parsons, J., Edmeades, J., Kes, A., Petroni, S., Sexton, M., & Wodon, Q. (2015). Economic impacts of child marriage: A review of the literature. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 13(3), 12-22.
This article concludes that child marriage affects female labor participation by limiting their wages due to lack of higher educational qualifications.
The article presents up to date information since it was published five years ago. The study is also peer-reviewed which increases credibility of the information. The authors present their findings in simple and clear manner despite the fact that the information on labor force participation is not very detailed.
The findings of the study show that young women involved in early marriages have low job satisfaction if they are illiterate or school dropouts because they receive low wages.
References
Dahl, G. B. (2010). Early teen marriage and future poverty. Demography, 47(3), 689-718.
Diaz, C. J., & Fiel, J. E. (2016). The effect(s) of teen pregnancy: Reconciling theory, methods, and findings. Demography, 53(1), 85-116.
Irani, M., & Latifnejad Roudsari, R. (2019). Reproductive and sexual health consequences of child marriage: A review of literature. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, 7(1), 1584-1590.
Kershaw, S. (2008). Now, the bad news on teenage marriage. The New York Times, G1. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/fashion/04marriage.html
McCleary-Sills, J., Hanmer, L., Parsons, J., & Klugman, J. (2015). Child marriage: A critical barrier to girls’ schooling and gender equality in education. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 13(3), 69-80.
Parsons, J., Edmeades, J., Kes, A., Petroni, S., Sexton, M., & Wodon, Q. (2015). Economic impacts of child marriage: A review of the literature. The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 13(3), 12-22.