A study of marriage in preindustrial Europe and Asia that goes beyond the Malthusian East–West dichotomy to find variation within regions and commonality acro

This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.

Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing cou

On the essence of philosophies of marriage systems of Hindus and Muslims in India.

This handbook provides a global perspective on contemporary demographic theories and studies of marriage and the family. Inside, readers will find a comprehensi