Friday, May 1 / 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM   •   Aqua 310

Session 172:
Marriage in Historical Perspective

Chair: Gunnar Thorvaldsen, Universitetet i Tromsø
Discussant: Berna M. Torr, California State University, Fullerton

  1. Marriage Markets and Family Formation: The Role of the Vietnam Draft • Marianne Bitler, University of California, Irvine ; Lucie Schmidt, Williams College

  2. Marriage, Remarriage, and the Stem Family Household: Evidence from a Northeastern Town and Villages in Japan, 1716-1870 • Satomi Kurosu, Reitaku University ; Miyuki Takahashi, Rissho University

  3. Family Formation during the Baby Boom: Canadian Marriage Trends in Perspective • Danielle Gauvreau, Concordia University ; Benoît Laplante, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

  4. Marriage Patterns in Historical Perspective: What Can We Learn from Three Centuries of Marriages in Quebec? • Marianne Caron, Université de Montréal ; Lisa Dillon, Université de Montréal ; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal

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