The rise of age homogamy in 19th century western Europe

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1234-1253

  Van De Putte, Bart ^a   Van Poppel, Frans ^b   Vanassche, Sofie ^c   Sanchez, Maria ^d   Jidkova, Svetlana ^e   Eeckhaut, Mieke ^a   Oris, Michel ^e   Matthijs, Koen ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Love; Marriage; Social trends social change; Union formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149094064     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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