Beyond the Family: Fragmented Families and Household Strategies in England, 1400-1830 [ 2003-01-26 - 2008-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Pamela Sharpe (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Philippa Maddern (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Susan Broomhall (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Beyond the Family: Fragmented Families and Household Strategies in England, 1400-1830. This project poses radical new questions to the history of families and domestic relations in England 1400-1830. We aim to provide the first systematic analysis of the extent, variety, and significance of non-nuclear family forms in this period, explore their affectual relationships, and locate them in European contexts. Using approaches from literary textual analysis to statistical demography, we will critique several areas of scholarship on family and household history, evoking new research on medieval and early modern non-nuclear family structures, and hopefully providing fresh perspectives on the historical context of the perceived 'breakdown' of nuclear families in modern western-type societies.

Funding Amount $340,467

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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