€™s patterns of entry into marriage and cohabitation in Portugal and Spain. In these two Southern European countries, gender equity …Economic and sociological theories of marriage have long emphasized the impact of women’s education and employment on … of entering marriage but increases considerably the odds of cohabiting. …

in France there is a polarization in a "marriage sector" and a "cohabiting sector". …This paper compares the non-marital birth pattern in France and West Germany. Since the beginning of the eighties …, France witnessed a steady increase in non-marital birth rates, while in West Germany non-marital birth rates have remained at …

means of birth control (abstinence, contraception, abortion) in two populations in Burkina Faso (one rural and one urban …