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Marriage and love in England : modes of reproduction, 1300-1840 /

This book has been awarded the American Sociological Association, Family Section, William J. Goode Award for 1987.

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Main Author: Macfarlane, Alan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK ; New York, NY, USA : B. Blackwell, 1986.
Subjects and Genres:
Marriage > England > History.
Families > England > History.
Malthusianism.
Family size > England > History.
Marriage > history
Familia > Gran Bretaña > Historia.
Maltusianismo.
Mariage > Angleterre > Histoire.
Familles > Angleterre > Histoire.
Malthusianisme.
Familles > Dimension > Angleterre > Histoire.
Families.
Family size.
Marriage.
Huwelijk.
England.
England > Social life and customs.
England > Marriage, 1300-1840. > Social aspects
History.
Online Access:Table of contents
French equivalent / Équivalent français
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Table of Contents:
  • I. The Malthusian Marriage System. Charles Darwin and Thomas Malthus
  • The importance of Malthusian marriage
  • The Malthusian marriage system and its origins
  • II. The Value of Children. The benefits and costs of children
  • Setting up a separate economic and social unit
  • Children as insurance
  • III. The Purposes of Marriage. Who controls the marriage decision?
  • The purposes of marriage
  • Romantic love
  • IV. The Rules of Marriage. The duration and durability of marriage
  • Status rules concerning marriage
  • Economic arrangements at marriage
  • Courtship and wedding
  • V. Conclusions. The Malthusian marriage system in perspective.

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