Beyond the Visible Pattern
Historical Particularities, Development, and Age at First Marriage in Transylvania, 1850–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12447293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Crinela Holom (0000-0003-0460-9131, Babeș-Bolyai University, corresponding author), Oana Sorescu-Iudean (0000-0003-4472-4396, Babeș-Bolyai University), Mihaela Hărăguş (0000-0003-3761-1377, Babeș-Bolyai University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 329-358 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The History of the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1081-602X • E-ISSN: 1873-5398 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1081602x.2018.1433702 |
| OpenAlex | W2791758998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
The present study focused on age at first marriage in Transylvania between 1850 and 1914, a time of both social-economic change and resilient historically entrenched particularities. Based on data extracted from the Historical Population Database of Transylvania we constructed an extensive sample from settlements with a broad range of social-economic characteristics, which allowed for a comparative view into the influence of various factors on marriage timing. We examined in this sense both individual-level co-variates, such as denominational affiliation, migration background, and social-occupational status, as well as broader factors, such as the development level attained by certain settlements and the time frame. We found that the area level of development measured according to a heuristic index was in many cases more decisive than individual characteristics in shaping individuals’ constraints and opportunities on the marriage market. More significantly, the analysis showed that the ways in which the development level worked to transform marriage timing for both men and women could be explained by historically entrenched differences and specificities. At the same time, these patterns in age at first marriage, given by factors such as denomination, might be the result of other largely still invisible factors, for which the variables used are merely imperfect proxies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |