Family in the Western World from the Black Death to the Industrial Age

Name: Family in the Western World from the Black Death to the Industrial Age
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ISBN: 9780195090567

ISBN-10: 019509056X

ISBN-13: 9780195090567

Edition: 1993 (Reprint)

Authors: Beatrice Gottlieb

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During the last few decades the study of the family has flourished, and in the process many myths about what life was like two or three centuries ago have been debunked. For example, contrary to popular belief, we now know that most women in the preindustrial West did not marry before they were twenty-five. Most households consisted of no more than four or five people, usually including unrelated young people working as servants. And perhaps most surprising of all, multigenerational households were not very common. Pulling together much fascinating information about the family in the preindustrial Western world, Beatrice Gottlieb presents every aspect of this rich subject with clarity and…

Book details

List price: $48.99
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Acknowledgments



A Place and A Social Institution



The Members of the Household



Life in the Household



Men and Women in a Special Relationship



Preliminaries to Marriage



Weddings



The Married Couple



Procreation and Education



Conception and Birth



Early Childhood



Upbringing



Relatives Past, Present, and Future



Kinship



The Linking of Generations



Ideas and Ideals



The Political Role of the Family



The Emotional Role of the Family


Epilogue: Toward the Twenty-First Century


Notes


Bibliography


Illustration Credits


Index