Origins and Implications of Family Structure across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective
Chapter
Publication Date:
2019
Short description:
Origins and Implications of Family Structure across Italian Provinces in Historical Perspective / Bertocchi, G., Bozzano, M. - In: Cliometrics and the Family: Global Patterns and Their Impact on Diverging Development / [a cura di] Claude Diebolt;Auke Rijpma; Sarah Carmichael; Selin Dilli; Charlotte Störmer. - Berlin : Springer Verlag, 2019. - ISBN 9783319994796. - pp. 121-147 [10.1007/978-3-319-99480-2_6]
abstract:
In this chapter we review the literature on the origins and implications of family
structure in historical perspective with a focus on Italian provinces. Furthermore, we present newlycollected
data on three of the main features of family structure: female mean age at marriage, the
female celibacy rate, and the fraction of illegitimate births. Data are collected at the provincial level
for 1871. The analysis of the data allows us to confirm and quantify the geographic differentiation
in family patterns across the country. We also illustrate the links between family structure and a set
of socio-economic outcomes, in the short, medium, and long run.
structure in historical perspective with a focus on Italian provinces. Furthermore, we present newlycollected
data on three of the main features of family structure: female mean age at marriage, the
female celibacy rate, and the fraction of illegitimate births. Data are collected at the provincial level
for 1871. The analysis of the data allows us to confirm and quantify the geographic differentiation
in family patterns across the country. We also illustrate the links between family structure and a set
of socio-economic outcomes, in the short, medium, and long run.
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Family structure, Italian provinces, institutions, culture, development.
List of contributors:
Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica
Book title:
Cliometrics and the Family: Global Patterns and Their Impact on Diverging Development