Capitalism, Protestantism and the Private Family
Comparisons among Early Modern England, France, and the American Colonies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G David Johnson (0000-0003-4339-6589) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 144-164 |
| Publication date | 1989-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1989.tb00098.x |
| OpenAlex | W2126396251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
The study of western family change lies disintegrated, divided into two largely independent intellectual communities-family history and theoretical family sociology. An integration of the two fields is proposed. The results of family historical research from three national cases, England, France, and the North American Colonies, are used to evaluate critically the family theories of Parsons, Seccombe, Zaretsky, and Horkheimer. The pattern of family organization regarded as modern, including the differentiation of the family from other social institutions, the emergence of companionate marriage, and the consolidation of authority over the family in the role of the father, characterize the family systems of England and the Colonies better than that of France. A theory of modern family organization is proposed that identifies the emergence of a culturally dominant middle class and the institutionalization of Protestantism as facilitating conditions for the development of this private family system
Capitalism · Consolidation (business) · Economics · Historical sociology · Institutionalisation · Middle class · New england · Political science · Protestantism · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law
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The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe
American Slavery, American Freedom
The Agrarian History of England and Wales
The family, sex and marriage in England, 1500-1800
When Fathers Ruled
From the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Family
Privacy in Colonial New England
Stalking the Bourgeois Family
Families in Former Times
Marxism and Demography
The Chesapeake in the Seventeenth Century
The Domestic Environment in Early Modern England and America
The Wet-Nursing Business in Nineteenth-Century France
The Counter–reformation and the People of Catholic Europe
From the Empty Nest To Family Dissolution
Social Change and Transitions to Adulthood in Historical Perspective
Family and Religion in Two Noble Families
Culture in Action
The Rebuilding of Rural England, 1570-1640
Marriage and Remarriage in Populations of the Past
Past Achievements and Future Trends
From Max Weber
The Bourgeois
States and Social Revolutions
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1997 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |