Family contexts: The Balkans in European comparison

Mitterauer, Michael

doi:10.1016/s1081-602x(96)90009-3

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“…Historical anthropologists agree on the idea of a patriarchal backlash in the Balkans since the end of communism -at least in terms of its visibility in the public arena (Fisher 1999;Kaser 2008;Mitterauer 1996;and others). The importance of patriarchy in Albania may have been sustained during the crisis by the role traditional social institutions played in providing psychological and social support, as well as cultural identification, and by the comparative advantage of kinship structures in terms of coping with economic hardship.…”

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“…Besides their role as a cult-community, these traditional kinship structures exercised justice in relation to collective lineage honour and constituted corporate units of joint labour and shared economy. Marriage was universal, exogamous, and aimed at confirming or building alliances with other lineages (Doja 1999;Kaser 2008;Mitterauer 1996).…”

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Patriarchy and fertility in Albania

Lerch¹

2013

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Patriarchy and fertility in Albania

Lerch¹

2013

DemRes

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“…Berkner, 1976;Smith, 1984;Wetherell & Plakans, 1998;Arrizabalaga, 2005;Dribe & Lundh, 2005;Fauve-Chamoux, 2005), changes in the land distribution and other specificities of local economy (Wall, 1986;Mitterauer, 1992;Moring, 1999), environmental factors (e.g. Viazzo, 1989), the elements of folklore (Mitterauer, 1996;Warpula, 2002) and various forms of socio-demographic change (Egerbladh, 1989;Moring, 1993;Fauve-Chamoux, 1995). Recently, studies linking broadly defined household systems with wider questions of the well-being of the families and individuals have also begun to flourish (Fauve-Chamoux, 1993;Das Gupta, 1999;Derosas & Oris, 2002;Dribe, Lundh, & Nysted, 2006;Wall, 2006).…”

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Central European household and family systems, and the ‘Hajnal–Mitterauer’ line: The parish of Bujakow (18th–19th centuries)

Szołtysek

2007

The History of the Family

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The article examines marriage behaviours, household patterns and household formation rules prevailing among the population of the Upper Silesian parish of Bujakow during the late 18th and the first part of the 19th century. Their character, it is argued, is crucial not only for the proper understanding of European family systems in the past, but also for accurate comparisons of family systems in Europe and Asia. The family pattern prevailing in this part of central Europe exhibited a 'hybrid' nature in many respects. The pattern's chief characteristics were a moderate age at marriage, the dominance of simple family households and the high incidence of lifecycle servants. Serial household lists revealed, however, the significant diversity in proportions of household types between censuses and between villages. Despite the strong indication of a stem family pattern in the parish, the analysis of headship transmission revealed the concurrent co-existence of various modes of household formation among families. Some of these formation processes did not vary much from neo-local principles or followed exactly this type of pattern. This study also made it possible to reconsider the supposed relationship between the seigneurial authority and family behaviours in the parish pointing out the considerable degree of autonomy of the peasant subjects.

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“…This was reinforced by the Code of Lekë Dukagjini, a set of customary laws and regulations that regulated all aspects of life in these northern, and very isolated, mountainous areas. The preservation of the family as a central pillar in an individual’s life was due to its assumed multifunctionality, resulting from a weak penetration by other institutions such as the state, religious institutions, local lords, and so forth (Mitterauer, 1996).…”

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Women and Migration in Albania: A View from the Village

Vullnetari

2012

International Migration

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Since the fall of communism in the early 1990s, Albania has experienced migrations of epic proportions: 17 years later almost one in four Albanians has emigrated and lives abroad, primarily in Greece and Italy. Albanian emigration has by and large represented a typically male-dominated model, whereby men have 'led the way' and women have followed as family members. In spite of Whilst some 'traditional' norms and values persist and are reinforced during migration, change does take place, albeit at a slow and gradual pace. However, for the emancipatory benefits women could accrue through migration to be enhanced, immigration policies need adjusting to address their position as fully autonomous economic and social actors, thus reducing their dependency on male 'bread-winners'. Albanian women's particular migratory experiences, combined with their increasing numbers as migrants, make a compelling case for further attention from researchers and policymakers.

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Family contexts: The Balkans in European comparison

Cited by 20 publications

References 9 publications

Patriarchy and fertility in Albania

Patriarchy and fertility in Albania

Central European household and family systems, and the ‘Hajnal–Mitterauer’ line: The parish of Bujakow (18th–19th centuries)

Women and Migration in Albania: A View from the Village

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