SOCIOL 2U06 Chapter 5: Topic 5 – Families and Agricultural Societies
9 Jan 2016
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Chapter four: the economy in pre-industrial england and. Eighteenth century england and france economic life was organized. The center of life for rural people was a farm. The labour needs of the household defined the work roles of men, on a small scale women and children. The interdependence of work and residence, of household labour needs, subsistence requirements, and family relationships constituted the economic family. The household was the center around which resources, labour and consumption were balanced. Most people lived in rural areas and worked in agriculture during the. In france, the most typical rural household was the peasant household. The composition of the peasant household could vary considerably over the years: at any time those living and working together constituted a. The consumption needs of the family exceeded its labour power, Family whether or not they were related by blood and so at this point outside labour was recruited.
