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Demographers have long been concerned with the three demographic processes: fertility, mortality, and migration. Components of both marriage and the family play into these demographic processes and can be analyzed through a demographic lens. In order to more fully explore the links between the demographic processes and the institutions of marriage and the family, both in the United States and abroad, this chapter will detail the many forms and functions of marriage and the family, and explore these institutions in depth.
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Farris, D.N. (2020). Introduction: The Demography of Marriage and Family. In: Farris, D.N., Bourque, A.J.J. (eds) International Handbook on the Demography of Marriage and the Family. International Handbooks of Population, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35079-6_1
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