The Rise of the Egalitarian Family
Aristocratic Kinship and Domestic Relations in Eighteenth-Century England
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1978
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Randolph Trumbach
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 0 4 7 - 5
The Rise of the Egalitarian Family: Aristocratic Kinship and Domestic Relations in Eighteenth-Century England illustrates the two major changes that the European family has… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Rise of the Egalitarian Family: Aristocratic Kinship and Domestic Relations in Eighteenth-Century England illustrates the two major changes that the European family has undergone in the thousand years of its history. The book discusses kindred and patrilineage; settlement and marriage; as well as patriarchy and domesticity. The text also describes childbearing; the relationship of mothers and infants; fathers and children relationship. Moralists, historians, and people interested in this type of writing will find the book invaluable.
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
I Kindred and Patrilineage
Prohibited Degrees of Marriage
The Rules of Mourning
The Rules of Inheritance
Remarriage
Friendship, Patronage, and Connection
II Settlement and Marriage
Settlement, Patrilineage, and Domesticity
The Eldest Son and His Wife
The Younger Son
Daughters: Settlement, Mésalliance, and Romantic Marriage
Marriage Ceremonies
III Patriarchy and Domesticity
Household Size and Composition
The Great Family versus the Little Family
Household Hierarchy and Discipline
Patriarchy and Servants
Property in Wives and Children
IV Childbearing
Conception
Contraception
Pregnancy
Childbirth
V Mothers and Infants
Infant Mortality
Children and Disease: Cold Bathing and Inoculation
Mother's Milk, Wet Nurses, and Artificial Foods
Two Case Studies: The Lennoxes and the Spencers
Attachment, Innovation, and Maternal Supervision
Childhood Experience and Adult Life
VI Fathers and Children
The Male Role and Childrearing
Nursery Life and Gender Identity
Parental Roles and School Reform
Domesticity in the School: Parental Surrogates
Male Sexual Behavior and the Limits of Domesticity
Conclusion
Appendix A Kinship Terminology
Appendix B Sources for the History of Settlement
Bibliography
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1978
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 344
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483220475
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