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Abrahamson focuses on the dramatic increase in out-of-wedlock births that occurred in the United States during the last half of the 20th century.



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Preface Background and the Contemporary U.S. Marriage and Parenthood U.S. Data and Rates Nonmarital Births: Who, How and When Comparative Case Studies County of Essex, England: 1590-1625 Madrid, 1760-1800 Jamaica, 1950-1985 Some Conclusions about the U.S. A Theoretical Overview Welfare Suggestions for Further Reading Index

OutofWedlock Births

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      Publisher ABC-CLIO
      Published 7/17/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780275956653
      978-0275956653
      ISBN-10 0275956652
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      Social welfare, social policy and social services Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Abrahamson focuses on the dramatic increase in out-of-wedlock births that occurred in the United States during the last half of the 20th century.



      Table of Contents
      Preface Background and the Contemporary U.S. Marriage and Parenthood U.S. Data and Rates Nonmarital Births: Who, How and When Comparative Case Studies County of Essex, England: 1590-1625 Madrid, 1760-1800 Jamaica, 1950-1985 Some Conclusions about the U.S. A Theoretical Overview Welfare Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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