Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden
To marry and form a household of one’s own was the expected life course of most people in the nineteenth century, but little is known about whether individuals with disabilities shared the same demographic experience of marriage as non-disabled did. This study examines this issue by analyzing the ma...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4685a171058f41299af1a8e791182f59 2023-05-15T17:44:34+02:00 Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden Helena Haage Lotta Vikström Erling Häggström Lundevaller 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/4685a171058f41299af1a8e791182f59 EN eng Economic & Business History Society https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/54 https://doaj.org/toc/0896-226X 0896-226X https://doaj.org/article/4685a171058f41299af1a8e791182f59 Essays in Economic and Business History, Vol 35, Iss 1 (2017) Business HF5001-6182 Economic history and conditions HC10-1085 article 2017 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T02:55:02Z To marry and form a household of one’s own was the expected life course of most people in the nineteenth century, but little is known about whether individuals with disabilities shared the same demographic experience of marriage as non-disabled did. This study examines this issue by analyzing the marital chances of a group of disabled people—i.e. blind, deaf mute, crippled and with mental disabilities—compared with a non-disabled reference group. Our results show that about a quarter of the disabled individuals did marry, even though their marital propensities were significantly lower than those of non-disabled people. These propensities also differed by gender and type of disability. We suggest that the lower marital chances and the variation we found within the group of disabled people indicate the level of social exclusion they faced in society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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To marry and form a household of one’s own was the expected life course of most people in the nineteenth century, but little is known about whether individuals with disabilities shared the same demographic experience of marriage as non-disabled did. This study examines this issue by analyzing the marital chances of a group of disabled people—i.e. blind, deaf mute, crippled and with mental disabilities—compared with a non-disabled reference group. Our results show that about a quarter of the disabled individuals did marry, even though their marital propensities were significantly lower than those of non-disabled people. These propensities also differed by gender and type of disability. We suggest that the lower marital chances and the variation we found within the group of disabled people indicate the level of social exclusion they faced in society. |
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Helena Haage Lotta Vikström Erling Häggström Lundevaller |
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Helena Haage Lotta Vikström Erling Häggström Lundevaller |
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden |
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden |
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden |
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden |
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Disabled and Unmarried? Marital Chances Among Disabled People in Nineteenth-Century Northern Sweden |
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disabled and unmarried? marital chances among disabled people in nineteenth-century northern sweden |
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