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Contemporary Marriage in Cambodia.

Patrick Heuveline¹, Michelle Kao Nakphong¹

¹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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|July 15, 2024

Summary

Marriage remains central in Cambodia, with cohabitation and premarital sex rare. While marriages are increasingly self-arranged and occur earlier for women, dissolution rates remain low overall.

Area of Science:

Sociology
Demography
Family Studies

Background:

Post-Khmer Rouge family structures were thought to be resilient, but socio-economic shifts from the 1990s onwards may have had a greater impact.
Understanding contemporary marriage trends is crucial for assessing family institution changes in Cambodia.

Purpose of the Study:

To document contemporary trends in marriage formation and dissolution in Cambodia.
To analyze changes in marriage centrality, age at marriage, marriage type, and dissolution patterns.

Main Methods:

Utilized four waves of the Cambodian Demographic and Health Surveys (CDHS) data.
Data collection spanned from 2000 to 2014, covering a significant period of socio-economic change.

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Keywords:

Cambodia family change marital choices marital dissolution marriage formation

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Marriage remains highly central, with cohabitation and premarital sex being uncommon.
Marriage continues to be nearly universal and early for women, with a faster-than-expected transition to self-arranged "love" marriages.
Despite shifts, marriage dissolution is associated with characteristics previously considered undesirable, and overall dissolution rates remain low, though higher in recent cohorts.

Conclusions:

Socio-economic changes significantly influenced marriage patterns in Cambodia.
The Cambodian family institution demonstrates adaptability, with evolving marriage norms while maintaining core centrality and stability.
Parental influence, though perhaps indirect, may still play a role in marriage stability.