Double Marriages in Botswana: Possibilities Implications and Comparative Perspectives

Jobeta, T.; Nwauche, Enyinna S.

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“…A brief outline of the dynamics of what is known in the literature as "customary marriage" vis-à-vis "registered marriages" is in place here. Traditional Tswana marriages are a process that follows a series of negotiations and rituals in which families of the betrothed couple exchange gifts and resources over a long period (Griffiths, 1997;Jobeta & Nwauche, 2015). Within such an ongoing, prolonged process, there is no distinctive event or ceremony that transforms the couple from a "not-married" status to a clearly defined category of "married" (Helle-Valle, 2003).…”

Section: Motherhood and Marriage In A Tswana Settingmentioning

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“…The payment of bogadi (bride price) legitimates marriage (Schapera, 1978;van Dijk, 2017) and is still widely practiced in urban and rural Botswana. Recent research shows that most couples continue to follow the long process of customary marriage practices and tend to register their marriage with the CNR only years after their social bond was forged, often after the birth of at least one or more children (Griffiths, 1997;Jobeta & Nwauche, 2015). Although such marriages are under-documented, unions conducted under customary law are valid within Botswana (Otlhogile, 1989).…”

Section: Motherhood and Marriage In A Tswana Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding Early Pregnancies: Sociocultural Factors of Teenage Childbearing in Gaborone, Botswana

Kgosiemang

Motzafi‐Haller

2021

Qual Health Res

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The potential risk of being exposed to HIV/AIDS has structured the ways teenage or out-of-wedlock pregnancies are studied and treated in Botswana. We used feminist ethnographic research methods which focus on the narratives of young women and their social networks to understand this phenomenon. Looking at the issue from the adolescent girls’ perspective reveals that such pregnancies have always existed, and their continued existence can be attributed to local sociocultural perceptions of fertility, pregnancy, and marriage. We show that the young mothers continue with their lives without being labeled as social outcasts and that they are supported by family networks. Social policies intended to provide health services need to restructure those services based on a culturally sensitive model outlined in this article.

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Section: Motherhood and Marriage In A Tswana Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Motherhood and Marriage In A Tswana Settingmentioning

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Understanding Early Pregnancies: Sociocultural Factors of Teenage Childbearing in Gaborone, Botswana

Kgosiemang

Motzafi‐Haller

2021

Qual Health Res

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“…Marriages could be arranged or forced as ukuthwala in the Eastern cape of South Africa (Rice, 2014) or the marriage could be a contractual agreement between consenting partners such as in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia (Assaad & Krafft, 2015). Marriage can also be customary or civil as is the case in Botswana (Jobeta & Nwauche, 2015). This implies that the traditional kind of marriage or marriage sanctioned by courts of law are both legal.…”

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Indigenous Marital Therapy: A Case of Botswana

Moeti

Mokgolodi²

2017

IJSSS

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Botswana has a long history of indigenous marital therapy. This indigenous therapy is embodied in the indigenous philosophy of motho ke motho ka batho (I am because we are). This philosophy promotes togetherness, connectedness, collectiveness, compassion, love and harmony and the building of sustainable relationships among families. The paper explores some of the indigenous therapeutic marital approaches used during wedding ceremonies amongst them, songs, proverbs and group counselling. It also argues that these indigenous marital approaches build family relations and are a continuous source of therapy for the married couple; in addition to relieving women from marital stress and maintaining strong family relationships even after the marriage has ended.

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“…As a result, we conducted several searches using varying combinations of search terms and other conditions (country and field). The exact search phrases and their results are available in the Supplementary Material.4 Sources used in the analysis but not specifically cited elsewhere in the text include Afesha (2017),Ahmad et al (2020),Akimzhanova et al (2018),Andriievska et al (2019),Armstrong (1990),Artemyeva et al (2018),Attah (2012),Baba (2007),Baba (2015),Batchelor (2018),Bonthuys (2008),Castelló (2021),Chekhovska and Kohm (2018),Cuesta and Meyer (2014), DeJong and Sephai (2014), G'sell (2016),Hlushchenko and Soloviova (2018),Jauhari (2014),Jobeta and Dinokopila (2018),Karayanidi (2014),Laird (2011),Letova and Kozhokar (2019),Lopes (2014),Malhotra and Malhotra (2016),Pedersini and Suero (2021),Ready (2003),Ríos-Salas and Meyer (2014),Sabreen (2020),Sarihan (2017),Stewart and Dziobon (2015),Stoleru et al (2011),Thambapillay and Yussoff (2012),Uwineza (2021),Van der Keur (2014), van Huis (2010), van Huis (2015, Voorhoeve (2014), Vu Cong and Kien (2012), Zhao (2021).…”

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Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries: current approaches and policy dilemmas

Cuesta

Hakovirta

Haapanen

et al. 2023

J. int. comp. soc. policy

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Little is known about government policies that regulate economic transfers between separated parents (child support) outside of high-income countries. This paper provides the first broad overview of child support policy and its outcomes in 37 middle- and low-income countries. Using a systematic literature review, we provide information on child support policies in these countries, considering institutional arrangements, procedures for determining how much child support is due and how obligations are enforced. Using descriptive statistics on individual-level data from the Luxembourg Income Study Database, we show that poverty rates are high among lone-mother families and that fewer than one-third of lone mothers receive child support. Among those who receive, however, amounts average over $3,600 US$/year, making child support an important income source for some. We discuss how current policies and their estimated outcomes are similar to (or differ from) the previous work that focused on high-income countries.

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Double Marriages in Botswana: Possibilities Implications and Comparative Perspectives

Cited by 4 publications

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Understanding Early Pregnancies: Sociocultural Factors of Teenage Childbearing in Gaborone, Botswana

Understanding Early Pregnancies: Sociocultural Factors of Teenage Childbearing in Gaborone, Botswana

Indigenous Marital Therapy: A Case of Botswana

Child support policy in middle- and low-income countries: current approaches and policy dilemmas

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