Household composition in medieval Bohemia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11891960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Klassen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-75 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medieval History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4181 • E-ISSN: 1873-1279 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/0304-4181(90)90014-r |
| OpenAlex | W1981260926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
The typical late medieval household in Bohemia was simple in structure and small in size. Most wives and husbands established their households apart from siblings, parents and kin. Only between one to three of their children survived into adolescence and adulthood. Only rarely did siblings or other kin try to restrict their relatives' freedom to dispose of property. These conclusions arise from a numerical analysis of dowry contracts, last wills and other property transactions in two modest sized towns in Bohemia.The analysis shows that while the normal family was small and simple, people had close feelings for grandparents and grandchildren and to adult siblings where these were present. In addition people had ties of sentiment and cared for non-kin-related who shared living space. The household was both a social and an economic unit. Frequently wives played an important role in the household's craft or enterprise. In general the Bohemian household was similar to those in regions further west
Archaeology · Clothing · Composition (language · Craft · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Dispose pattern · Dowry · Economics · Feeling · Geography · Grandparent · Political science · Property (philosophy · Simple (philosophy · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Unit (ring theory · Demography · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1990 - 2023 (34) |
| Highly cited | No |