Stephanie Bower is professor emeritus of history at the University of Indiana, Southeast, USA. She is the author of Famism: The Impact of Demographic Factors on Family Structure, and her articles have appeared in Hispanic American History Review, The Americas, LOCUS, and Historical Methods.
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