I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet
The aim of this thesis is to shed light upon the Swedish nineteenth century poor relief system, how it operated in a local rural context, how it changed over time, and not least, who was supported and why. It raises questions about how the poor laws were interpreted on the parish level, how the welf...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-503 2023-10-09T21:54:38+02:00 I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet Engberg, Elisabeth 2005 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-503 swe swe Historiska studier Report from the Demographic Data Base, 0349-5132 25 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-503 urn:isbn:91-7305-870-X info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess History poor relief poverty social welfare family history rural society nineteenth century Sweden social citizenship social affinity microdemography pre-industrial society social networks life-course Historia Skellefteå Doctoral thesis, monograph info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis text 2005 ftumeauniv 2023-09-22T13:47:21Z The aim of this thesis is to shed light upon the Swedish nineteenth century poor relief system, how it operated in a local rural context, how it changed over time, and not least, who was supported and why. It raises questions about how the poor laws were interpreted on the parish level, how the welfare systems interacted with local society and about who was considered to be poor and entitled to support. The geographical setting of the thesis is Skellefteå, a rural parish in northern Sweden, and it concentrates upon the period 1830–1875. Swedish poor relief was governed by the fundamental principle that each parish had a duty to support their own poor and each parish was allowed a large amount of freedom to adjust their welfare arrangements according to local conditions. In Skellefteå, the main incentive for modification of the poor relief system was not new regulations from the national level, but social and economic transformations on the local level. This implies that local requirements were put before national legislation and suggests the existence of several regional, and perhaps also local, poor relief systems in nineteenth-century Sweden. On the local level, the results indicate the existence of a parochial social citizenship based upon a common understanding of social rights and duties in the community, and grounded in a strong sense of affiliation with the local society. Generally there was a larger distance between the poor and their providers in the wealthier and more socially stratified villages, hence a more egalitarian context seem to have facilitated identification and empathy with the poor. The local provision for the poor created and maintained bonds within a community, as well as it helped to build and reinforce boundaries towards those who did not belong. A sometimes suspicious and negative attitude towards outsiders was to some extent caused by a fear of increased poor relief expenses, but it also bears witness to a rural culture with a strong sense of belonging to one’s own village or hamlet. ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) |
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The aim of this thesis is to shed light upon the Swedish nineteenth century poor relief system, how it operated in a local rural context, how it changed over time, and not least, who was supported and why. It raises questions about how the poor laws were interpreted on the parish level, how the welfare systems interacted with local society and about who was considered to be poor and entitled to support. The geographical setting of the thesis is Skellefteå, a rural parish in northern Sweden, and it concentrates upon the period 1830–1875. Swedish poor relief was governed by the fundamental principle that each parish had a duty to support their own poor and each parish was allowed a large amount of freedom to adjust their welfare arrangements according to local conditions. In Skellefteå, the main incentive for modification of the poor relief system was not new regulations from the national level, but social and economic transformations on the local level. This implies that local requirements were put before national legislation and suggests the existence of several regional, and perhaps also local, poor relief systems in nineteenth-century Sweden. On the local level, the results indicate the existence of a parochial social citizenship based upon a common understanding of social rights and duties in the community, and grounded in a strong sense of affiliation with the local society. Generally there was a larger distance between the poor and their providers in the wealthier and more socially stratified villages, hence a more egalitarian context seem to have facilitated identification and empathy with the poor. The local provision for the poor created and maintained bonds within a community, as well as it helped to build and reinforce boundaries towards those who did not belong. A sometimes suspicious and negative attitude towards outsiders was to some extent caused by a fear of increased poor relief expenses, but it also bears witness to a rural culture with a strong sense of belonging to one’s own village or hamlet. ... |
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Engberg, Elisabeth |
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Engberg, Elisabeth |
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I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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I fattiga omständigheter : Fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i Skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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i fattiga omständigheter : fattigvårdens former och understödstagare i skellefteå socken under 1800-talet |
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Historiska studier |
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2005 |
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Northern Sweden |
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Northern Sweden |
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Report from the Demographic Data Base, 0349-5132 25 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-503 urn:isbn:91-7305-870-X |
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