Nordic Family History: Themes and Issues, Old and New

Using a collection of conference papers published in 1978 as a point of departure, the article reviews developments in family history research in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland during the past two-and-a-half decades. Included are those works which either treat the family or household a...

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Published in:Journal of Family History
Main Author: Rogers, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 1993
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/036319909301800402
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/036319909301800402
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Summary:Using a collection of conference papers published in 1978 as a point of departure, the article reviews developments in family history research in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland during the past two-and-a-half decades. Included are those works which either treat the family or household as the object of study or use the family or household to study social, economic, and demographic change. Methodological developments as well as such topics as marriage and the formation of families, illegitimacy, social legislation, family relationships, family planning, and household size and structure are presented with an emphasis on cross-country comparisons.