| 總結: | This study deals with the principal sociodemographic features which have characterized the development and dynamics of the Cuban family during the last decade. It also describes the way in which sociocultural changes taking place in Cuba have influenced the family. The article includes an analysis of average age at first marriage or union, types of marriage, changes in fertility rates (and how women contribute to these changes depending on their age), and the dissolution of the family unit. This study emphasizes growth rate patterns of individual units as well as of the population at large, and the evolution of the average number of individuals in the household, including differentials according to geographic areas. Taking into account the definition given to the term "head of household", the author presents the basic structure of the household according to sex, age, marital status, and kinship ties between family 'members and the head of household, focusing also on the relationship established between individual life cycles and the family unit. Finally, the study analyzes government policies, programs and projects that affect the Cuban family.
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