Modern societies are mainly composed of small nuclear households consisting of one or two parents... more Modern societies are mainly composed of small nuclear households consisting of one or two parents & their unmarried children. This situation is often judged to be the final phase of a unilinear evolution from a preindustrial situation, characterized by a predominance of large extended households of not only parents & children, including married ones, but also resident kin &/or servants. This judgment needs to be revised. An investigation was conducted in the preindustrial community of Quiroga, a municipio in Spanish Galicia. Patterns of settlement within the municipio as well as differences in relief & infrastructure resulted in considerable differences in relative isolation between different parts of the municipio. The degree of penetration of the modern Ur pattern of culture reflects those differences. The stem family is in the cultural norm. Here are some findings: (1) in 1950, there were 84% nuclear or one-person households, (2) between 1950 & 1970, the number of extended househ...
Buena parte de la información empleada en este trabajo fue recogida durante los años setenta de s... more Buena parte de la información empleada en este trabajo fue recogida durante los años setenta de siglo pasado. Aunque la presencia de extranjeros en la zona de estudio era por entonces bastante inusual, pudimos contar con la completa colaboración de funcionarios y de otras personas. La acogida que tuvimos fue tan hospitalaria que todavía hoy algunos de los investigadores siguen visitando la comarca. Cuando en 1997 y 1998 hube de hacer acopio de nueva información para el epílogo de este estudio recibí la misma completa colaboración por parte de una nueva generación de funcionarios locales.
Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 1983
I This is a translation of 'Het Centrum-Periferie Perspektief in de Ontwikkelingsgeografe', which... more I This is a translation of 'Het Centrum-Periferie Perspektief in de Ontwikkelingsgeografe', which has appeared in Politiek en Ruimte 3 (1982). pp. 7-26, published by Stichting Politieken Ruimte (Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
Modern societies are mainly composed of small nuclear households consisting of one or two parents... more Modern societies are mainly composed of small nuclear households consisting of one or two parents & their unmarried children. This situation is often judged to be the final phase of a unilinear evolution from a preindustrial situation, characterized by a predominance of large extended households of not only parents & children, including married ones, but also resident kin &/or servants. This judgment needs to be revised. An investigation was conducted in the preindustrial community of Quiroga, a municipio in Spanish Galicia. Patterns of settlement within the municipio as well as differences in relief & infrastructure resulted in considerable differences in relative isolation between different parts of the municipio. The degree of penetration of the modern Ur pattern of culture reflects those differences. The stem family is in the cultural norm. Here are some findings: (1) in 1950, there were 84% nuclear or one-person households, (2) between 1950 & 1970, the number of extended househ...
Buena parte de la información empleada en este trabajo fue recogida durante los años setenta de s... more Buena parte de la información empleada en este trabajo fue recogida durante los años setenta de siglo pasado. Aunque la presencia de extranjeros en la zona de estudio era por entonces bastante inusual, pudimos contar con la completa colaboración de funcionarios y de otras personas. La acogida que tuvimos fue tan hospitalaria que todavía hoy algunos de los investigadores siguen visitando la comarca. Cuando en 1997 y 1998 hube de hacer acopio de nueva información para el epílogo de este estudio recibí la misma completa colaboración por parte de una nueva generación de funcionarios locales.
Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 1983
I This is a translation of 'Het Centrum-Periferie Perspektief in de Ontwikkelingsgeografe', which... more I This is a translation of 'Het Centrum-Periferie Perspektief in de Ontwikkelingsgeografe', which has appeared in Politiek en Ruimte 3 (1982). pp. 7-26, published by Stichting Politieken Ruimte (Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
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