Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Map of Alsace -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Culture, Religion, and Demographic Behaviour -- 2 Alsace: Economic and Social Structures -- 3 Marriage and Remarriage -- 4 Illegitimacy and Bridal Pregnancy -- 5 Marital Fertility -- 6 Infant and Child Mortality -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix: Issues of Data Quality and Method -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z
Summary
Annotation Patterns of marriage, childbearing, and mortality are not shaped by economic factors alone, says McQuillan (sociology, U. of Western Ontario), then goes on to explore the influence of religious and cultural identity on social and demographic behavior. Focusing on five communities, he argues that theological differences between the two groups did not necessarily lead to differences in demographic behavior, but religious affiliation became a central element of social identity
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-219) and index
