The Impacts of Education on Marital Practices in Morocco

Darris, Samantha

The Impacts of Education on Marital Practices in Morocco

Persistent URL

https://dspace.allegheny.edu/handle/10456/52095

Author(s)

Darris, Samantha

Date Issued

April 26, 2021

Abstract

Higher education among young adults in Morocco have increased tremendously in the past ten years, nearly 25%. A significant rise in college enrollment will undoubtedly have an impact on any society; however, many of the cultural and interpersonal affects higher education may have go unrecognized. While GDP growth, labor participation, and immigration are all critical factors to measure the changes in a quickly evolving country like Morocco, examining the cultural and social shifts that may occur are equally critical to better understand how a country is changing. This project identifies, measures and analyzes the impacts of higher education on Moroccan marital practices, to unveil unknown correlations within Moroccan society. Throughout this research, factors such as health, priorities, age, labor, and the circumstances through which spouses meet are investigated in both scholarly and statistical approaches. Utilizing literature from scholars of varying fields of study, this paper explores these factors in order to relate it to the question at hand by using computational calculations to determine the direct correlation between these effects and education over the last ten years. The results of this study are displayed on a website that is widely accessible, making this information useful to anyone who may have misconceptions about varying Moroccan marital practices and why they have changed in the last ten years.

Major

Integrative Informatics

International Studies

First Reader(s)

Jumadinova, Janyl A.