European Society in the Eighteenth Century Witnessed

European society in the eighteenth century witnessed

A) a pattern developing of marriage at earlier ages for brides and grooms.
B) the continued dominance of the nuclear family.
C) the declining importance of the woman in the "family economy."
D) rapidly declining rates of illegitimate births and a consequent decline in infanticide due to stringent laws prohibiting either.
E) the growth of the extended family.