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Den rättsliga synen på barnäktenskap

Larsson, Emma LU and Göransson, Jonna LU (2017) SOPA63 20162
School of Social Work
Abstract
In this research we have decided to investigate the topic child marriage. The purpose of our study is to investigate the legal situation in Sweden when it comes to child marriage. In our research we have chosen to look at the legal perspective of marriage and children. The material we have used is mainly preliminary work and prevailing law. We decided to use Swedish law and regulatory system. When we’ve analyzed our material we have used developmental psychology, which talks about different stages in our development, and what’s happening in each and one of them. According to the Swedish law every person under 18 years is a child and not allowed to get married. The laws about marriages is very strict when it comes to the age limit but in... (More)
In this research we have decided to investigate the topic child marriage. The purpose of our study is to investigate the legal situation in Sweden when it comes to child marriage. In our research we have chosen to look at the legal perspective of marriage and children. The material we have used is mainly preliminary work and prevailing law. We decided to use Swedish law and regulatory system. When we’ve analyzed our material we have used developmental psychology, which talks about different stages in our development, and what’s happening in each and one of them. According to the Swedish law every person under 18 years is a child and not allowed to get married. The laws about marriages is very strict when it comes to the age limit but in our research we have noticed that individuals between 15 and 18 years can live in relationships similar to marriage in cohabitation without any age limit. In the material we’ve analyzed that the age limit is based on the ability for individuals younger than 18 years to make mature decisions like getting married. According to developmental psychology every person´s development is highly individual. With reference to this the age limit of 18 years is hard to justify. The developmental psychology highlights that the stage adolescence for many people happens between the ages 13-19. (Less)
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author
Larsson, Emma LU and Göransson, Jonna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20162
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
child marriage, law, developmental psychology
language
Swedish
id
8900710
date added to LUP
2017-01-23 16:28:18
date last changed
2017-01-23 16:28:18
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  abstract     = {{In this research we have decided to investigate the topic child marriage. The purpose of our study is to investigate the legal situation in Sweden when it comes to child marriage. In our research we have chosen to look at the legal perspective of marriage and children. The material we have used is mainly preliminary work and prevailing law. We decided to use Swedish law and regulatory system. When we’ve analyzed our material we have used developmental psychology, which talks about different stages in our development, and what’s happening in each and one of them. According to the Swedish law every person under 18 years is a child and not allowed to get married. The laws about marriages is very strict when it comes to the age limit but in our research we have noticed that individuals between 15 and 18 years can live in relationships similar to marriage in cohabitation without any age limit. In the material we’ve analyzed that the age limit is based on the ability for individuals younger than 18 years to make mature decisions like getting married. According to developmental psychology every person´s development is highly individual. With reference to this the age limit of 18 years is hard to justify. The developmental psychology highlights that the stage adolescence for many people happens between the ages 13-19.}},
  author       = {{Larsson, Emma and Göransson, Jonna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Den rättsliga synen på barnäktenskap}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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