SOC214H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Putting-Out System, Ath, Infant Mortality
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Week 5 a brief social history of family in western europe and north. [reading #1] chapter 4: the family economy in pre-industrial. T e x t b o o k n o t e s: louise a. tilly and joan w. scott. In the 18th century, england and france economic life was organized on a small scale. The interdependence of work and residence, of household labour needs, subsistence requirements, and family relationships constituted the family economy . Rural economies (france & england: (fr) most lived and worked in agriculture; france, (fr) most typical household was the peasant household. Barely living off their land, hiring themselves out as a result. Relies on owners to provide them with necessities. The peasant concept of family includes a number of people constantly eating at one table or having eaten from one pot. Work in urban society: less self-sufficient than rural societies.
