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Age patterns of marriage

Population Studies, 1971
Abstract In different populations there is a common curve describing first-marriage frequency (first marriages per woman) as a function of age for each cohort. To fit the variety of patterns of human nuptiality it suffices to choose the age that serves as origin for a standard curve of first-marriage frequency, and to choose appropriate horizontal ...
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Betulah 'A Girl of Marriageable Age'

Vetus Testamentum, 1972
Hebrew lexicons 1) and modern translations 2) of the Old Testament generally translate betzlah as 'virgin', though occasionally, where this translation is inappropriate3), different terms are used. It is the contention of this article that betzlah has no more reference to virginity than the English word 'girl'. Rather it denotes a 'girl of marriageable
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Relative Ages of Colonial Marriages

Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 1984
Relative Ages of Colonial Marriages Ages at first marriage in colonial America have attracted close attention from historians because these fairly accessible data shed light on various issues ranging from the nature of family structure and the process of inheritance to the roots of population growth.
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