The Stem Family: Toward a General Theory

Verdon, Michel

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“…Second, all villages shared a common pattern in that solitary households were virtually non-existent there, whereas the contribution from the non-family households was also hardly significant. The highest proportions of complex households recorded in all villages 1792-1793, apart from being an indication for an inter-generational interchange taking place, might have well represented the population's maximum capacity for extension beyond a nuclear core under particular demographic, social and institutional constraints prevailing in each of the villages (Verdon, 1979). 22 Furthermore, the morphology of complex households in the parish exhibits generally common characteristics (Table 5).…”

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“…84-91;Rebel, 1978, pp. 256-260;Verdon, 1979;Ehmer, 1998;Saito, 2000). Keeping in mind that from the developmental point of view there can be no such thing as a 'true' percentage of stem families in any population, and that the stem family as such may include a variety of household forms, the importance of this type of family organization can be gauged from the investigation of proportions of household types that appear as possible stem family forms.…”

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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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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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“…While age at marriage was typically high in the West and parental control was generally less than in many Asian countries, parents still had influence over their children's earnings and mate selection. Thus, Western children who may have been motivated to use their wage income to marry and establish their own households may have been frustrated by parents who wanted them to continue to contribute to the parental household (see Verdon, 1979).…”

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Social change and the family: Comparative perspectives from the west, China, and South Asia

1987

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This p a p e r e x a m i n e s the influence of social and e c o n o m i c change on family structure and relationships: H o w do such e c o n o m i c and social transformations as industrialization, urbanization, demographic change, the expansion of education, and the long-term g r o w t h of i n c o m e influence the family? W e take a c o m p a r a t i v e and historical approach, r e v i e w i n g the e x p e r i e n c e s of three major sociocultural regions: the West, China, and South Asia. Many of the changes that have o c c u r r e d in family life have b e e n r e m a r k a b l y similar in the three s e t t i n g s-t h e separation of the w o r k p l a c e from the home, increased training of c h i l d r e n in n o~i l i a l institutions, the d e v e l o p m e n t of living arrangements outside the family household, increased access of c h i l d r e n to financial and o t h e r p r o d u ctive resources, and increased participation b y c h i l d r e n in the selection o f a mate. While the similarities of family change in diverse cultural settings are striking, specific aspects of change have varied across settings because of significant pre-existing differences in family structure, residential patterns o f marriage, a u t o n o m y of children, and the role of marriage within kinship systems." This p a p e r examines one of the central issues in the social sciences: h o w social and e c o n o m i c change influences family structure and relationships. More specifically, h o w do such social and e c o n o m i c trans

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“…En este caso, solo uno de los hijos varones casados convive con los padres, en tanto que los hermanos permanecen en el hogar únicamente estando solteros, y optan por emigrar o formar hogares ajenos en el momento de emparejarse. La transmisión patrimonial se compromete en el momento del casamiento y articula una madeja de relaciones entre los padres, el hijo casado y la nuera, que incluye el aseguramiento del cuidado por parte de los padres (Verdon 1979).…”

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Cambios en las estructuras de los hogares Rurales. Formas de adaptación y resiliencia

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2014

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juLio a. deL Pino artaCho jadelpino@poli.uned.es Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). España resumenEste artículo trata sobre la capacidad de las estructuras de hogar para responder a las condiciones ambientales. En primer lugar, se expone la relación entre sostenibilidad demográfica y resiliencia de los hogares en las áreas rurales. A continuación, se presentan los mecanismos básicos de la adaptación entre las estructuras de hogar y entorno socioeconómico a través de las teorías de Chayánov y Le Play. Se analiza empíricamente la España rural, donde se constata una etapa de modernización de las estructuras de hogar, seguida más recientemente de cierta diversificación. Dentro de este proceso, destaca el número de hijos que alargan el periodo de convivencia con sus padres, constituyendo estrategias similares a las tradicionalmente empleadas por las familias troncales. En el actual contexto de las áreas rurales, las estructuras de hogar muestran su condición resiliente ante los cambios socioeconómicos. PaLabras CLaveÁreas rurales; España; Estructura de hogar; Resiliencia social. abstraCtThis paper examines the capacity of household structures to respond to environmental conditions. First, it looks at the relationship between demographic sustainability and the resilience of rural households. Afterwards, it examines basic mechanisms of adaptation between household structures and the socioeconomic environment based on the theories of Chayanov and Le Play. The empirical research, carried out in rural Spain, found that household structures first underwent a process of modernization, followed more recently by certain diversification. Within this process, what stands out is the number of adult children that extend the period of cohabitation with their parents, constituting similar strategies to those traditionally employed by stem families. In the current context of rural areas, household structures have shown resilience in the face of socioeconomic changes.

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The Stem Family: Toward a General Theory

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

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

Social change and the family: Comparative perspectives from the west, China, and South Asia

Cambios en las estructuras de los hogares Rurales. Formas de adaptación y resiliencia

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