The Canadian census taken in 1901 has surprising things to say about the family as a social grouping and cultural construct at the turn of the twentieth century. Although the nuclear-family household was the most frequent type of household, family was not a singular form or structure at all; rather, it was a fluid micro-social community through which people lived and moved. There was no one "traditional" family, but rather many types of families and households, each with its own history.
In Household Counts, editors Eric W. Sager and Peter Baskerville bring together an...
The Canadian census taken in 1901 has surprising things to say about the family as a social grouping and cultural construct at the turn of the twen...
The Canadian census taken in 1901 has surprising things to say about the family as a social grouping and cultural construct at the turn of the twentieth century. Although the nuclear-family household was the most frequent type of household, family was not a singular form or structure at all; rather, it was a fluid micro-social community through which people lived and moved. There was no one "traditional" family, but rather many types of families and households, each with its own history.
In Household Counts, editors Eric W. Sager and Peter Baskerville bring together an...
The Canadian census taken in 1901 has surprising things to say about the family as a social grouping and cultural construct at the turn of the twen...
'A Silent Revolution?' explores how urban women managed wealth at a time when they were thought to have little independence - including economic - and shows that women were in fact important players in the world of capital.
'A Silent Revolution?' explores how urban women managed wealth at a time when they were thought to have little independence - including economic - and...
Collective histories and broad social change are informed by the ways in which personal lives unfold. Lives in Transition examines individual experiences within such collective histories during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This collection brings together sources from Europe, North America, and Australia in order to advance the field of quantitative longitudinal historical research. The essays examine the lives and movements of various populations over time that were important for Europe and its overseas settlements - including the experience of convicts transported to Australia and...
Collective histories and broad social change are informed by the ways in which personal lives unfold. Lives in Transition examines individual experien...
Collective histories and broad social change are informed by the ways in which personal lives unfold. Lives in Transition examines individual experiences within such collective histories during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This collection brings together sources from Europe, North America, and Australia in order to advance the field of quantitative longitudinal historical research. The essays examine the lives and movements of various populations over time that were important for Europe and its overseas settlements - including the experience of convicts transported to Australia and...
Collective histories and broad social change are informed by the ways in which personal lives unfold. Lives in Transition examines individual experien...
