Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps and Figures ix
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Foreword xvii
6. Preface xix
7. CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1
8. CHAPTER 2: The Social and Economic Modernization 15
9. CHAPTER 3: The Evolution of Nuptiality 46
10. CHAPTER 4: The Transition of Marital, Illegitimate, and General Fertility 95
11. CHAPTER 5: Factors Associated with the Fertility. Decline—A First Approach 142
12. CHAPTER 6: Factors Associated with the Fertility. Decline—Multivariate Analyses 196
13. CHAPTER 7: Final Considerations 221
14. APPENDIX: The Quality of the Demographic Data 233
15. Index 253
16. Backmatter 260