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Some common false assumptions [the opposite tends to be true]:<br> | Some common false assumptions [the opposite tends to be true]:<br> | ||
*Most couples were married when their first child was born [illegitimacy rates varied by time period and locality, but tended to be around 10 %] | *Most couples were married when their first child was born [illegitimacy rates varied by time period and locality, but generally tended to be around 10 %] | ||
*People usually married young [Many states passed laws requiring minimum ages at marriage in order to curtail population growth among the lower classes.] | *People usually married young [Many states passed laws requiring minimum ages at marriage in order to curtail population growth among the lower classes.] | ||
*People didn’t move around much. [That depends on the local economy.] | *People didn’t move around much. [That depends on the local economy.] |
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