In:
Journal of Family History, SAGE Publications, Vol. 9, No. 3 ( 1984-09), p. 245-272
Abstract:
Combining archival, ethnographic, vital, and oral historical data, this paper compares the experiences of population growth and demographic transi tion among different social classes of a Sicilian rural town from 1850 to the pres ent. Four locally named groups have dominated this town's social life during most of the period in question—gentry, artisans, landed, and landless peasants. Of particular concern are the contrasting patterns of demographic transition be tween the gentry and artisanry, and a consideration of why, in both cases, fertility decline occurred earlier than among landless peasants. Comparison underscores the theoretical advantage of disaggregating population change in relation to historical context and social class.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0363-1990
,
1552-5473
DOI:
10.1177/036319908400900305
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1984
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2011501-5
SSG:
7,26
SSG:
8
SSG:
3,4
