![]() ![]() This law defined the roles of men and women in Indonesian society, vesting household leadership with husbands and the management of the household with wives. Already falling divorce rates were reinforced by the 1974 Marriage Law, which for the first time regulated marriage for both Muslim and non-Muslim Indonesians and restricted access to divorce. Indonesia experienced high divorce rates in the 1950s and 1960s, followed by a remarkable decline. ![]() This book examines gender, state and social power in Indonesia, focusing in particular on state regulation of divorce from 1965 to 2005 and its impact on women. Gender, State and Social Power in Contemporary Indonesia : Divorce and Marriage Law
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