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Illegitimacy Explosion, end of 1850

In the early 18th century, people were more likely to get married late. The advised that the young men received was it is best for the man to

develop a decent financial and marry to a younger woman. As woman were taken care from losing their virginity, men obtained sexual

experience with other women. This created the Illegitimacy explosion. Illegitimacy explosion was an increase of babies being born out of

unmarried couples. Thus shows it was custom for the lower class to have illegitimacy children and were very unstable. Though in the end of

1850, many pregnant woman began to marry the child’s father due to the decrease of sexual permissive. It made the lower class to create

more strength in the family institution.



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