The Family in History / / Charles E. Rosenberg.

This is a book that goes beyond a mere examination of the role of the family in structuring sexual relationships, kinship relations, and child rearing practices. Here are historical examples of the family as a source of labor and capital accumulation, as a mechanism for the transmission of property,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]
©1975
Year of Publication:2016
Edition:Reprint 2016
Language:English
Series:Haney Foundation Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction: History and Experience --
The Rise of the Nuclear Family in Early Modern England: The Patriarchal Stage --
The Upper-Class Family in Traditional China --
Bleichröders and Rothschilds: The Problem of Continuity in the Family Firm --
Domestic Ideals and Social Behavior: Evidence from Medieval Genoa --
Women's Work and the Family in Nineteenth- Century Europe --
Dr. Spock: The Confidence Man --
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Summary:This is a book that goes beyond a mere examination of the role of the family in structuring sexual relationships, kinship relations, and child rearing practices. Here are historical examples of the family as a source of labor and capital accumulation, as a mechanism for the transmission of property, and as a means for the imposition of social control.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512806328
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512806328
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Charles E. Rosenberg.