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Prolonged connections : the rise of the extended family in nineteenth-century England and America
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- Creator
- Steven Ruggles
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1987
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- Physical Details
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- xx, 282 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780299110307, 0299110346, 0299110303, 9780299110345
- OCLC
- ocm15283578
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-274) and index.
- The rise of the extended family in the nineteenth century -- The economics of the family: Some theoretical considerations -- Evidence on the economics of extended-family structure -- Approaches to the demography of the extended family -- Analytic strategies -- Simulation results -- Conclusion -- App. A: Notes on the measurement of historical family structure -- App. B: Data and setting -- App. C: MOMSIM: An individual-level model of demography and kinship
Subjects
- Family size -- England -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Family size -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Extended families -- England -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Extended families -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Families -- Economic aspects -- England -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
- Family demography -- Mathematical models.