A historical community approach to social homogamy in the past

Leeuwen, Marco H. D. van; Maas, Ineke

doi:10.1080/1081602x.2019.1570532

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“…Geographical considerations also played an important role in social homogamy in pre-industrial Spain. Van Leeuwen and Maas (2019) show that the possibility of traveling further to meet potential spouses increases the pool of potential spouses. Moreover, they show that the further the pool of spouses, the larger is the variation in their characteristics.…”

Section: Assortative Matingmentioning

confidence: 98%

La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy

Espín‐Sánchez

Gil-Guirado²,

Vickers³

2022

J. Econ. Hist.

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We use data from marriage records in Murcia, Spain, in the eighteenth century to study the role of women in social mobility in the pre-modern era. Our measure of social standing is identification as a don or doña, an honorific denoting high, though not necessarily noble, status. We show that this measure, which is acquired over the lifecycle, shows gendered transmission patterns. In particular, same-sex transmission is stronger than opposite-sex, for both sons and daughters. The relative transmission from fathers versus mothers varies over the lifecycle, and grandparents may affect the status of their grandchildren.

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Section: Assortative Matingmentioning

confidence: 98%

La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy

Espín‐Sánchez

Gil-Guirado²,

Vickers³

2022

J. Econ. Hist.

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“…Historical research shows that marriage patterns depended on multiple factors beyond the couple marrying and their ability or decision to realize or afford it (Alter, 1991;Hajnal, 1965;Kalmijn, 1998;Lundh & Kurosu, 2014;Reher, 1998;van Leeuwen & Maas, 2019). The socio-economic position of the family and its property and inheritance that could be transferred through marital unions was one major key to the choice of spouse.…”

Section: Endogamous and Exogamous Marriage Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…27-28;Vikström, 2003, pp. 185-209;Kalmijn, 1998;van Leeuwen & Maas, 2019;van Leeuwen et al, 2005). Age endogamy means that the two spouses marrying show about the same age at marriage.…”

Section: Endogamous and Exogamous Marriage Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Marriage was one major goal of young people in the past, and it has been subject to considerable historical research (e.g. Alter, 1991;Hajnal, 1965;Lundh & Kurosu, 2014;Reher, 1998;van Leeuwen & Maas, 2019). Having a partner and family still signify the transition to adulthood and constitute one key to be recognized as a 'real' man or woman.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Marriages among people with disabilities in 19th-century Sweden: marital age and spouse’s characteristics

Vikström

Haage

Lundevaller

2020

The History of the Family

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While marrying was an expected event in 19th-century Western society and has been subject to much historical research, there are few studies on how disabilities influenced people's marriage patterns and spouse selection. The aim of this analysis is to contribute clarification on this issue by examining with whom disabled men and women married and the marital age and socio-demographic characteristics of them and their spouses. In total, 188 disabled individuals born in the first half of the 19th century and who married in the Sundsvall region, Sweden, are studied. The results reveal that disabled men and women did not marry each other, and they entered into marriage at a slightly higher age than the average, although there was usually no marked age gap between them and their spouse. Endogamous patterns were primarily found regarding the socio-spatial background of the two spouses. This analysis is one of the few studies identifying the marriages among a comparatively large number of disabled people using demographic data. Their participation in the partner pool highlight their agency historically and emphasize that disability did not lead to distance from social life in past society.

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“…The theory of homogamy suggests that persons select a partner resembling themselves and their values and social status (Kalmijn, 1998;Van Leeuwen & Maas, 2019;Van Poppel et al, 2001). Some scholars argue that such assortative preferences might manifest 'disablist views' in society and among non-disabled populations, thus not recognising those with impairments as potential partners (Crawford & Ostrove, 2003;Kallianes & Rubenfeld, 1997;McRuer & Mollow, 2012;O'Toole, 2002;Robillard & Fichten, 1983;Savage & McConnell, 2016;Tumin, 2016).…”

Section: Present Patterns Of Disability Partnership and Family And mentioning

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Introduction: disability, partnership, and family across time and space

Vikström

Shah

Janssens

2020

The History of the Family

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Notions of family life and romantic partnership, like notions of disability, have been culturally constructed and socially produced over historical time, and our understandings of these notions are being continually challenged and renegotiated across time and space. Policies, institutions, and cultural practices across the globe have brought about changes to the construction of the family and to the rights and inclusion of disabled people in private and public life. This special issue brings together a collection of studies from different countries and time periods to explore the interplay between disability, romantic partnerships, and family life across the individual lifetime and between generations. With this interdisciplinary collection, we seek to merge disability research and research on family and partnerships through a life course lens. This offers unique insights and opportunities to interconnect historical and cultural location and changing social institutions with individual and family experiences. This introduction presents the eight studies in the collection and discusses them within a life course frame that views disabled people's roles as partners, spouses, and members of a family. In so doing, it engages in an analysis of (dis)similarities concerning how family dynamics, romantic relationships, and disability have developed over time and in different spaces.

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A historical community approach to social homogamy in the past

Cited by 9 publications

References 48 publications

La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy

La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy

Marriages among people with disabilities in 19th-century Sweden: marital age and spouse’s characteristics

Introduction: disability, partnership, and family across time and space

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