Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930
During the period 1880-1930 Iceland was transformed from a society dominated by rural farming to an urbanized society heavily dependent on fishing and fish processing. This article examines the effects of this development on demographic behavior and household structure in three geographically distin...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/036319909301800403 2024-10-13T14:08:25+00:00 Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 Gunnlaugsson, Gísli Ágúst Guttormsson, Loftur 1993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/036319909301800403 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/036319909301800403 en eng SAGE Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Family History volume 18, issue 4, page 315-340 ISSN 0363-1990 1552-5473 journal-article 1993 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/036319909301800403 2024-09-24T04:14:47Z During the period 1880-1930 Iceland was transformed from a society dominated by rural farming to an urbanized society heavily dependent on fishing and fish processing. This article examines the effects of this development on demographic behavior and household structure in three geographically distinct coastal districts with economies based on different types of fishing. Urbanization and the growth of the fishing industry increased marriage prospects and reduced the mean age at marriage. For most of the period fertility in the three districts exceeded the national average. However, the same also applied to infant mortality and mortality in general. Kinship and friendship networks appear to have played an important role in the growing fishing towns. Household structure in the districts varied considerably before 1880 and was largely influenced by the labor requirement of different types of fishing. In contrast, household structure was fairly similar in the three towns in 1930 and did not exhibit any distinctive features which could be identified as directly influenced by the labor requirements of fishing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SAGE Publications Journal of Family History 18 4 315 340 |
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During the period 1880-1930 Iceland was transformed from a society dominated by rural farming to an urbanized society heavily dependent on fishing and fish processing. This article examines the effects of this development on demographic behavior and household structure in three geographically distinct coastal districts with economies based on different types of fishing. Urbanization and the growth of the fishing industry increased marriage prospects and reduced the mean age at marriage. For most of the period fertility in the three districts exceeded the national average. However, the same also applied to infant mortality and mortality in general. Kinship and friendship networks appear to have played an important role in the growing fishing towns. Household structure in the districts varied considerably before 1880 and was largely influenced by the labor requirement of different types of fishing. In contrast, household structure was fairly similar in the three towns in 1930 and did not exhibit any distinctive features which could be identified as directly influenced by the labor requirements of fishing. |
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Gunnlaugsson, Gísli Ágúst Guttormsson, Loftur Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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Household Structure and Urbanization in Three Icelandic Fishing Districts, 1880-1930 |
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household structure and urbanization in three icelandic fishing districts, 1880-1930 |
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