title: [A comparative socio-demographic study of nuptiality in two states: Aguascalientes and Veracruz].
abstract: "In this article, nuptiality is studied as a demographic and social phenomenon.... The study focuses on two states of [Mexico]: Aguascalientes and Veracruz, where the author analyzes the formation of couples, the social norms which determine marriage behavior patterns, and the interaction between marriage and reproductive behavior patterns....[The study] includes a description of the characteristics and patterns of unions in the two regions based on data from the 1982 'Encuesta Nacional Demografica' (National Demographic Survey) and on published studies on the subject."  (SUMMARY IN ENG)
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Samuel
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D007843:Latin America; D008393:Marriage; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012919:Social Behavior
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Fertility; Latin America; Marriage; Marriage Patterns--determinants; Mexico; North America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Social Behavior; Studies