title: [The evolution of first marriages in Canada].
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the major socio-political events to the last sixty years (the crisis of the 1930's, the second world war, etc.) have influenced the behavior of Canadians towards (first) marriage.  The results of period as well as cohort analysis lead to the conclusion that, while these events did not significantly affect the ultimate (at age 50) frequency of first marriages among generations, they however had a marked impact on the timing of marriage, and therefore on the period measures." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumas
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D008393:Marriage; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014857:Warfare
keywords: Americas; Canada; Cohort Analysis; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Macroeconomic Factors; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns--changes; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Period Analysis; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Time Factors; War