The Motives of Teenage Marriage During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_15How to use a DOI?

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Teen Marriage; Motive Causes; COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study examines one phenomenon in Indonesian society, especially in Bandung Regency, West Java Province, during the Covid 19 Pandemic. This phenomenon still occurs in marriages in adolescents aged 16 to 18. It is known that the COVID-19 pandemic had multiple impacts on people’s lives, including economic impacts, cultural changes, and political, health, and social impacts. Even though the situation is complicated and uncertain, the pace of early marriage has remained the same. This study focuses on the motives that cause marriage in adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Adolescents generally fill their lives by studying; however, teenagers in Katapang District, Bandung Regency, are filled with marriage at a young age. Whereas based on the Marriage Law, regarding the minimum age limit at marriage, namely Law Number 16 of 2019 article 7 paragraph 1, it says that “Marriage is only permitted if the man reaches the age of 19 (nineteen) years and the woman has reached the age of nineteen years”. However, there is a dispensation from the court for couples who are not old enough, provided that they include very urgent reasons and complete supporting evidence submitted by both parents from the male or female side. Not all teenage marriages in Katapang District are registered at the Office of Religious Affairs. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method, data collection through observation, literature study, and in-depth interviews. The theory used is the phenomenological theory from Alfred Schutz. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic did not make the people in the research location experience changes in habits. Where it was found that the motive behind teenage marriage during the COVID-19 pandemic was due to traditions that were passed down from generation to generation, following the wishes of their parents, and the motives of economic life (poverty), low level of education, promiscuity, environmental influences, and pregnant before marriage.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tita Melia Milyane
AU  - Guntur Dharmawan Sukmawanto
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - The Motives of Teenage Marriage During the Covid-19 Pandemic
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social and Political Sciences (ICoSaPS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 101
EP  - 106
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-77-0_15
ID  - Milyane2022
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