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The Cultural Evolution of Age-at-Marriage Norms


  Author: Francesco C. Billari, Alexia Prskawetz, Johannes Fürnkranz
Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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Document Date:                  March 11, 2002
Category: Marriage > Marital Age
Related Categories:
Marriage > Rituals/Cultural Distinctives
 

This study uses modelling and simulation techniques to explore the evolution of societal norms for marital ages.  It traces the development, transmission, and alteration of these norms across generations, discusses the conditions necessary for such norms to persist over a long period of time, and assesses the importance of social influence.

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