Economic and ecologic determinants of household organisation in the Northeastern Baltic region

The aim of this article is to contest the monocausal cultural explanation model for the existence of the eastern Finnish family system linked to an imaginary Hajnal line. By comparing two localities in the eastern part of Finland with common religion, language, political history and legislation but...

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Published in:The Scandinavian economic history review 1999, Vol.47 (3), p.48-68
Main Author: Moring, Beattrice
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Baltic States - ethnology
Demography - economics
Demography - history
Ecology - economics
Ecology - education
Ecology - history
Economics - history
Family - ethnology
Family - history
Family - psychology
Family Characteristics - ethnology
Family Characteristics - history
History of medicine
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
Household Articles - economics
Household Articles - history
Residence Characteristics - history
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries - ethnology
Social Class - history
Socioeconomic Factors - history
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Summary:The aim of this article is to contest the monocausal cultural explanation model for the existence of the eastern Finnish family system linked to an imaginary Hajnal line. By comparing two localities in the eastern part of Finland with common religion, language, political history and legislation but with different ecology and economy and household system, a case is made for the link between economic activity and household organisation.
ISSN:0358-5522
1750-2837
DOI:10.1080/03585522.1999.10419818