On the decline of marriage in rural Ireland 1851-1911: The role of ecological constraints and/or developing philopatry

Population and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 525-540

  Kent, J P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ballyrichard House Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Celibacy; Cooperative breeding; Dispersal; Ecological constraints; Irish historical demography; Philopatry

Indexed keywords

MARRIAGE; PHILOPATRY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL HISTORY;

IRELAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036353780     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016365702714     Document Type: Article

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