Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-280) and index.
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Introduction -- International levels and trends: An overview -- Previous theories or propositions -- The concatenated theory of illegitimacy -- Marriage as a societal phenomenon -- Variations in the extent of pre-or nonmarital sexual intercourse -- Conception and contraception -- Marriage during pregnancy -- Abortion as an alternative -- Societal levels of illegitimacy as a result of restriction or promotion of alternatives to births out of wedlock.