
Tommy Bengtsson
Professor

The Influence of Economic Factors on First Marriages in Historical Europe and Asia
Författare
Redaktör
- Lundh Christer
- Kurosu Satomi
Summary, in English
This chapter examines the role of economic factors in first marriage in seven locations in pre-industrial Europe and Asia using a two-generation theory, which also takes socioeconomic class into account. In these settings, the household provided a major welfare function for its members. Access to land was of considerable importance, but so was the prevalent family system – whether a married couple formed a new household or joined an existing one. Whether a new couple only set up a consumption unit or whether they started a production unit was of importance as well. There were however, gender dimensions to this pattern. Likewise, there were gender dimensions when it comes to the competition between siblings, more so among the well-off groups. Obviously, differences in family systems, dowry, and bride price played an important role. Overall parental wealth was more important than adolescent savings in these societies.
Avdelning/ar
- Centrum för ekonomisk demografi
- Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen
- EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
121-168
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Similarity in Difference. Marriage in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Förlag
MIT Press
Ämne
- Economics and Business
- History
Nyckelord
- demography
- longitudunal
- individuallevel
- Malthus
- economic factors
- Marriages
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-0-262-02794-6