In-Laws and Outlaws - Kinship and Marriage in England

Originally published in 1987, this book presented for the first time a unified treatment of English kinship of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This system, far from being a patchwork of historical accidents, has a remarkably logical overall structure, permeating both law and custom.

List of contents

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1 1. Basic Ideas 2. The Prohibited Degrees of Marriage and Incest 3. Degree Reckoning in Mourning 4. Kinship Terminology and Marriage Preferences 5. Divorce 6. The Marriage Bond Part 2 7. Popular Explanations 8. Experts Past and Present 9. Fact and Theory 10. Indigenous Structuring 11. The Future. Bibliography. Appendix: Chronological Table. Index.

About the author

Sybil Wolfram

Summary

Originally published in 1987, this book presented for the first time a unified treatment of English kinship of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This system, far from being a patchwork of historical accidents, has a remarkably logical overall structure, permeating both law and custom.

Product details

• Authors: Sybil Wolfram, Wolfram Sybil
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.2023
• EAN: 9781032463889
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246388-9
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Marriage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: family and relationships