Islamic Inheritance Law, Son Preference and Fertility Behavior of Muslim Couples in Indonesia

Islamic Inheritance Law, Son Preference and Fertility Behavior of Muslim Couples in Indonesia

This paper examines whether the son preference and fertility behavior of Muslim couples respond to the risk of inheritance expropriation by their extended family. According to traditional Islamic inheritance principles, only the son of a deceased m...

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Main Author: Carranza, Eliana
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ABORTION
ABORTION RATE
ADULT MEN
ADULTS
AGE AT MARRIAGE
AVERAGE AGE
CENTER FOR HEALTH
CHILD BIRTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD MORTALITY RATES
CHILD-BEARING
CHILDBEARING
CHILDREN PER WOMAN
CIVIL LAW
CONTRACEPTION
CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
CONTRACEPTIVE USE
COUPLES
COURT
CUSTOMARY LAW
CUSTOMARY PRACTICE
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHY
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIFFERENTIALS IN FERTILITY
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EITHER SEX
EQUAL TREATMENT
EXCESS FERTILITY
EXTENDED FAMILY
FAMILY COMPOSITION
FAMILY LAW
FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM
FAMILY SIZE
FAMILY STRUCTURE
FEMALE
FEMALE CHILDREN
FERTILITY
FERTILITY BEHAVIOR
FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR
FERTILITY DECLINE
FERTILITY LEVELS
FERTILITY PREFERENCES
FERTILITY RATE
FEWER CHILDREN
FIRST BIRTH
FIRST CHILD
GENDER
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER PREFERENCES
HEALTH CARE
HOME
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUSBAND
IDEAL FAMILY SIZE
IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INHERITANCE
INHERITANCE RIGHT
INHERITANCE RIGHTS
ISLAMIC LAW
ISLAMIC LEGISLATION
IUD
JUSTICE
LAND OWNERSHIP
LARGER FAMILIES
LEGISLATIONS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
LOW FERTILITY
LOW FERTILITY LEVELS
MALE RELATIVES
MARITAL FERTILITY
MARRIAGES
MARRIED MAN
MARRIED WOMEN
METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION
MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USE
MODERNIZATION
MORTALITY DIFFERENTIALS
MOTHER
MUSLIM GIRLS
MUSLIM WOMEN
NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING
NATIONAL LAW
NUCLEAR FAMILY
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
PARENTS
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION GROUPS
POPULATION POLICY
POPULATION RESEARCH
POPULOUS COUNTRY
PRENATAL SEX SELECTION
PREFERENCE FOR SONS
PREVENTION OF PREGNANCY
PROGRESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
REPRODUCTIVE AGE
REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
RESIDENCE
SCHOOLS
SEX
SEX PREFERENCE
SEX RATIO
SEX RATIOS
SIBLINGS
SMALL FAMILIES
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SOCIETY
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOCIOLOGY
SON PREFERENCE
SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
SPOUSE
STERILIZATION
UNFPA
UNITED NATION POPULATION FUND
USE OF CONTRACEPTION
WIDOWS
WIFE
WILL
WIVES
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3258

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