Family and the female life course : the women of Verviers, Belgium, 1849-1880 /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
1988.
Madison, Wis. : The University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. |
| Series: | Life course studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Methods and data : time, events, and the study of the life course
- Marriage, migration, and household composition
- Female work and wages
- Courtship and the double standard : Illegitimacy and bridal pregnancy
- Family economy and the timing of marriage
- Fertility and family limitation
- Conclusion
- Appendix : Explanatory variables in the Coale
- Trussell model.