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Author Abrahamson, Mark.

Title Out-of-wedlock births : the United States in comparative perspective / Mark Abrahamson.

Publication Info. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  306.8743 A159O    Check Shelf
Description viii, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Background and the Contemporary United States -- Marriage and Parenthood -- U.S. Data and Rates -- Nonmarital Births: Who, How, and When -- Comparative Case Studies -- County of Essex, England, 1590-1625 -- Madrid, Spain, 1760-1800 -- Jamaica, West Indies, 1950-1985 -- Some Conclusions about the United States -- A Theoretical Overview -- Welfare.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Unmarried mothers -- United States.
Unmarried mothers -- History.
Illegitimacy -- United States.
Middle class women -- United States.
Working class women -- United States.
Minority women -- United States.
ISBN 0275956628 alkaline paper
0275956652 paperback alkaline paper
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