The Western European marriage pattern is a family and demographic pattern that is marked by comparatively late marriage (in the early or middle twenties)...

Marriage in Europe includes: Western European marriage pattern Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe Marriage in Austria Marriage in Cyprus Marriage...

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so-called "European marriage pattern") helped to constrain patriarchy at its most extreme level. For example, Medieval England saw marriage age as variable...

countries, marriage rates are falling, the age at first marriage is rising, and cohabitation among unmarried couples is increasing. The Western European marriage...

of marriage. Although only 7% of married African American men have European American wives, 12.5% of cohabitating African American men have European American...

analyses have found regional variation in these patterns; in some rural areas where cousin marriage is still common, MBD is not preferred but merely...

characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically...

meaningful over postwar decades as Western ideas of love have altered Japanese perceptions of marriage. The institution of marriage in Japan has changed radically...

pattern was reflected in English Common Law, which was the first in Western Europe to establish statutory rape laws and ages of consent for marriage....