Rothery, M. (2009) The reproductive behavior of the English landed gentry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Journal of British Studies. 48(3), pp. 674-694. 0021-9371.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | Between 1800 and 1939 the average size of the English landed gentry family fell from 5.96 children per married couple to 2.25. Reproductive patterns in gentry society exhibited early signs of demographic behavior that would become the norm for the rest of the population by the mid-twentieth century. The conscious limitation of fertility has been an important component of modern society, having been linked with a series of significant developments, not the least of which is the state provision of universal welfare and education. The evolution of gentry fertility patterns also poses specific implications for understanding the national fertility decline and the history of landed society |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ760 Family size D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA566 20th century D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA550 Victorian era, 1837-1901 H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology > HM1176 Social influence. Social pressure > HM1263 Elite |
| Creators: | Rothery, Mark |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 674-694 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of British Studies |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1086/598216 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9371 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5435 |
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