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bachelors and spinsters  

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  • The terms bachelor and spinster refer to the civic status of never being married, though they have more commonly been used to describe those remaining unmarried beyond the conventional marriage age. Representations of bachelors and spinsters are indicative of the important status of marriage as a political, economic, and social institution in most cultures throughout history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Bachelors and Spinsters]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CT1K59XH-K

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