TY - JOUR AU - Van de Putte, Bart AU - Van Poppel, Frans AU - Vanassche, Sofie AU - Jidkova, Svetlana AU - Eeckhaut, Mieke AU - Oris, Michel AU - Matthijs, Koen AU - Sánchez Domínguez, María Isabel PY - 2009 DO - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00666.x SN - 0022-2445 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116939 T2 - Journal of Marriage and Family AB - In many parts of Western Europe the age at first marriage and the level of celibacy declined in the second half of the 19th century. This weakening of the European marriage pattern (EMP) can be interpreted as a ‘‘classic’’ response to the increase of... LA - eng M2 - 1234 PB - Wiley / National Council on Family Relations KW - Love KW - Marriage KW - Social trends/social change KW - Union formation TI - The rise of age homogamy in 19th century western Europe TY - journal article VL - 71 ER -