Abstract:
Early marriage in Indonesia suffered a downward rise phase in each province, previously the
highest order was the province of West Java and then a few years after the highest order was the
province of South Kalimantan. Research method used a qualitative approach with a variant of
phenomenology. Data collection techniques used a thick description while data analysis a used
interactive model with four grooves that is data collection, data reduction, data presentation and
conclusion continuously until saturated. Conclusion shows several factors of early marriage in
Indonesia, namely the change of government system, village governance apparatus, majority
religion, culture of rural communities, and social status of rural communities.
Keywords: early marriage, social culture, rural communities
