Celibacy

Scope Note

Prevalence of bachelors and spinsters; reasons for celibacy; status and activities of unmarried, widowed, and divorced celibates; etc.

Broader Term: 580 Marriage
Related Terms: 736 Dependency; 765 Mourning; 790 Ecclesiastical Organization; 831 Sexuality; 885 Adulthood
Use Fors: Bachelors (prevalence); Celibacy (prevalence); Living alone; Spinsters (celibates); Virginty (premarital); Widows and widowers (status)
Identifier: 589