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The transmission of well-being : gendered marriage strategies and inheritance systems in Europe (17th-20th centuries)

The transmission of well-being : gendered marriage strategies and inheritance systems in Europe (17th-20th centuries)

Margarida Durães
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What does "well-being" mean when we talk about men and women in the past? Their sheer chances of survival, their protection from want, their social status, their individual agency and their self-esteem were all strongly mediated by the family, the predominant social institution. Family laws and customs of family formation created differences between insiders and outsiders in terms of well-being. Within families, there were strong differences in autonomy, status and freedom between the genders and generations. The book offers a fascinating exploration of gender differences in well-being in many regions of historic Europe, with some comparative perspectives. It explores how historic family systems differed with respect to choosing a marriage partner, transmitting property, living and care conditions of widows and widowers and the position of children born out of wedlock.
Language
English
Pages
525
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release
October 05, 2009
ISBN
3034300565
ISBN 13
9783034300568

The transmission of well-being : gendered marriage strategies and inheritance systems in Europe (17th-20th centuries)

Margarida Durães
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
What does "well-being" mean when we talk about men and women in the past? Their sheer chances of survival, their protection from want, their social status, their individual agency and their self-esteem were all strongly mediated by the family, the predominant social institution. Family laws and customs of family formation created differences between insiders and outsiders in terms of well-being. Within families, there were strong differences in autonomy, status and freedom between the genders and generations. The book offers a fascinating exploration of gender differences in well-being in many regions of historic Europe, with some comparative perspectives. It explores how historic family systems differed with respect to choosing a marriage partner, transmitting property, living and care conditions of widows and widowers and the position of children born out of wedlock.
Language
English
Pages
525
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release
October 05, 2009
ISBN
3034300565
ISBN 13
9783034300568

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