My God! Why Was I Born
Illegitimacy, Emotion, and Family in Nineteenth-century France
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079879 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Foley (The University of Melbourne), Susan K Foley (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-373 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0363199018781207 |
| OpenAlex | W2809965758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Unpublished documents by Léon Laurent-Pichat (1823–1886), republican activist and Life Senator, record his experience of being born illegitimate, finding his mother in adulthood, and becoming part of her family. Such accounts are extremely rare. This case study uses those writings to elucidate the emotional impact of illegitimacy on both child and family. It also questions how far the legal and social exclusion of illegitimate children from the conjugal family was reflected in family practice. This case demonstrates that bourgeois families were sometimes less intransigent and more accepting of such children than legal strictures or social prescriptions might suggest
Bourgeoisie · Family life · Political science · Politics · Sociology · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |