The Stem family in Eurasian perspective

Autor*innen

• Antoinette Fauve Chamoux

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• Fallstudien

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Is the Asian stem family different from its European counterpart? This question is central to a collection of essays by two historians examining the family from a Eurasian perspective. Characterized by the rule that only one married child remains with the parents, the stem family significantly influences household structure, functioning as a domestic unit of production and reproduction that persists across generations and perpetuates non-egalitarian inheritance. Despite its ambiguous classification in family typology, the stem family was a prominent form in pre-industrial Western Europe, drawing attention from family historians like Frédéric Le Play and Peter Laslett. Recent encounters with Asian family history have revealed that many Asian regions also exhibit a significant presence of stem-family structures. This has propelled the stem family debate into a new phase. The essays include studies utilizing large databases for micro-level analyses of family systems, alongside broader discussions on the evolution of family structures over time. A key focus is whether family types are determined by ethno-cultural factors or shaped by socio-economic conditions. By incorporating Asian contexts, this work enriches the global discourse on the stem family and family systems.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009