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Selected Works of Jay Teachman
Contribution to Book
Demographic Changes: Age at First Marriage
The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia (2014)
  • Jay Teachman
  • Lucky Tedrow, Western Washington University
  • Carter Anderson, Western Washington University
Abstract
Marriage rates have been steadily declining in the United States Since the 1970s, and for those who marry, the average age at first marriage has been rising.
Keywords
  • Age at first marriage,
  • Marriage rates
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
Editor
Marilyn Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc.
Citation Information
Jay Teachman, Lucky Tedrow and Carter Anderson. "Demographic Changes: Age at First Marriage" The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia Vol. 1 (2014) p. 333 - 335
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jay_teachman/57/