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Fundamentals of Demographic Analysis: Concepts, Measures and MethodsMarriage, Marital Status and Relationships

Fundamentals of Demographic Analysis: Concepts, Measures and Methods: Marriage, Marital Status... [Unlike births and deaths, the two types of events of primary interest to demographers, marriage is not a biological event but a social event. Historically it has been of interest to demographers principally because of its close connection with the process of fertility. In most societies marriage has traditionally signalled the commencement of regular sexual activity and hence of serious exposure to the risk of childbearing. Equally, provided the biological procceses associated with getting older have not already done so, marriage dissolution, whether through divorce or widowhood, tends (sometimes only temporarily) to terminate exposure to the risk of childbearing.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Fundamentals of Demographic Analysis: Concepts, Measures and MethodsMarriage, Marital Status and Relationships

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-23254-6
Pages
213 –245
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-23255-3_5
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Abstract

[Unlike births and deaths, the two types of events of primary interest to demographers, marriage is not a biological event but a social event. Historically it has been of interest to demographers principally because of its close connection with the process of fertility. In most societies marriage has traditionally signalled the commencement of regular sexual activity and hence of serious exposure to the risk of childbearing. Equally, provided the biological procceses associated with getting older have not already done so, marriage dissolution, whether through divorce or widowhood, tends (sometimes only temporarily) to terminate exposure to the risk of childbearing.]

Published: Aug 7, 2015

Keywords: Marriage Rate; Consensual Union; Formal Marriage; Marriage Timing; Marital Fertility Rate

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