A History of Western Society: Chapter 20 Outline
Chapter 20: The Changing Life of People
Marriage and Family
Extended and Nuclear Families
Extended family was when one spouse of a new marriage goes to live with the other spouse’s family, opposed to living on their own. a. Provided security for adults and children in traditional agrarian peasant economies.
Nuclear families were when married couples create their own households.
Typically during this time people did not marry young because they could not yet economically support themselves.
Work away from Home
Many young people worked within their families until they could start their own households.
Many boys would often go into apprenticeship in another town for 7 to 18 years. a. Not permitted to marry during this time b. Good work was not promised after such training.
Female workers were often exploited a. No regulations on female work treatment lead to women being beaten. b. Sexual exploitation of female servants by their masters.
Premarital Sex and Community Controls
Powers of community controls were weakened. a. People are less pressured to wait for marriage. b. Unwed mothers were poor parents of children.
Scandals and affairs were often publicized by peasant communities. a. Young men would gang up on one they wished to punish and embarrass. b. Loudly proclaimed people’s misdeeds around the town.
New Patterns of Marriage and Illegitimacy
The number of illegitimate births soared between 1750 and 1850. a. Percent of total births being illegitimate went from 2% to 25%. b. Fewer women were abstaining and fewer men were marrying the women they got pregnant.
Growth of the cottage industry a. Tended to develop in areas of land with poor quality. b. Created new opportunities for earning a living that was not tied to the land. 1. Young people gained greater independence and did not have to wait in order to gain a modest income to support a family
People married out of love
a. With marriage no longer being out of
Marriage and Family
Extended and Nuclear Families
Extended family was when one spouse of a new marriage goes to live with the other spouse’s family, opposed to living on their own. a. Provided security for adults and children in traditional agrarian peasant economies.
Nuclear families were when married couples create their own households.
Typically during this time people did not marry young because they could not yet economically support themselves.
Work away from Home
Many young people worked within their families until they could start their own households.
Many boys would often go into apprenticeship in another town for 7 to 18 years. a. Not permitted to marry during this time b. Good work was not promised after such training.
Female workers were often exploited a. No regulations on female work treatment lead to women being beaten. b. Sexual exploitation of female servants by their masters.
Premarital Sex and Community Controls
Powers of community controls were weakened. a. People are less pressured to wait for marriage. b. Unwed mothers were poor parents of children.
Scandals and affairs were often publicized by peasant communities. a. Young men would gang up on one they wished to punish and embarrass. b. Loudly proclaimed people’s misdeeds around the town.
New Patterns of Marriage and Illegitimacy
The number of illegitimate births soared between 1750 and 1850. a. Percent of total births being illegitimate went from 2% to 25%. b. Fewer women were abstaining and fewer men were marrying the women they got pregnant.
Growth of the cottage industry a. Tended to develop in areas of land with poor quality. b. Created new opportunities for earning a living that was not tied to the land. 1. Young people gained greater independence and did not have to wait in order to gain a modest income to support a family
People married out of love
a. With marriage no longer being out of