Child Marriage, Matri-Lianialism, Patrilinealism

This article examines the structural dynamics of class inequality, cognitive distortion, and systemic educational failure in Indonesia, spanning from the colonial era to the contemporary period, that perpetuate child marriage to this day. Employing a framework of historical materialism and cultural sociology, this paper dissects how educational institutions and state policies frequently function to preserve the status quo rather than serving as instruments of emancipation. Furthermore, rigorous analysis is directed toward the crisis of sexual reproduction, the reductionism of child protection discourse that neglects the vulnerability of subaltern males, and the phenomenon of child marriage driven by economic pressures and shifting contemporary norms. The findings indicate that moral interventions alone fail to resolve the root of the problem; consequently, a comprehensive solution demands an overhaul of parental cognitive pillars, the implementation of comprehensive reproductive health education, the provision of adequate public spaces, and guaranteed living wages to break the chain of structural poverty.