The History of the Family

The History of the Family
pp. iii-iii(1)

Widows: perceptions, demography, residence patterns, and standard of living
pp. 3-12(10)
Author: Wall R.

''Virgins-Widows-Spouses'' - On the language of moral distinction as applied to women and men in the Middle Ages
pp. 13-32(20)
Author: Jussen B.

Women in older ages-''old'' women?
pp. 33-58(26)
Author: Hahn S.

''The old woman's wish'': widows by the family fire? - Widows' old age provisions in rural England, 1500-1700
pp. 59-78(20)
Author: Botelho L.

Widowhood options and strategies in preindustrial northern Europe - Socioeconomic differences in household position of the widowed in 18th and 19th century Finland
pp. 79-99(21)
Author: Moring B.

Widows and their living arrangements in preindustrial France
pp. 101-116(16)
Author: Fauve-Chamoux A.

Becoming widowed - Rural widows in lower Austria, 1788-1848
pp. 117-124(8)
Author: Brown J.

The myth of the Victorian patriarchal family
pp. 125-138(14)
Authors: Gordon E.; Nair G.

Elderly widows and widowers and their coresidents in late 19th- and early 20th-century England and Wales
pp. 139-155(17)
Author: Wall R.

Residence patterns of aged widows in three Mediterranean communities and the organization of the care
pp. 157-173(17)
Author: Gomila Grau M.A.