Family in Past Perspective
Family in Past Perspective This volume takes a more comprehensive view of past familial dynamics than has been previously attempted. These themes are interconnected, as the idea and image of family…
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Family in Past Perspective
This volume takes a more comprehensive view of past familial dynamics than has been previously attempted. These themes are interconnected, as the idea and image of family shapes familial structure, which in turn defines the type of care and protection that families provide to their members. By applying interdisciplinary perspectives to periods ranging from the Prehistoric to the Modern, it informs a wider understanding of the term family, and the implications of family dynamics for children and their social networks in the past.Contributors drawn from across the humanities and social sciences present research addressing three primary themes: modes of kinship and familial structure, the convergence and divergence between the idealised image and realities of family life, and the provision of care within families.
The papers in this volume provide new research to
Family in Past Perspective
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