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Recent trends in marriage and fertility in Israel are reviewed. Patterns of age at marriage and mate selection among Jewish population groups of Middle Eastern (Oriental) origin are contrasted with those of the Moslem Arab population. The institutionalization of fertility control and declining fertility among the Oriental Jewish couples marrying in Israel is contrasted with sustained high fertility of Moslem Arab couples. The relationship between change in matchmaking and amrriage patterns and change in matchmaking and marriage patterns is explored, and three conditions under which young couples beome independent decision-making units and try to control fertility are hypothesized.
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