ESSHC Belfast 2018
Call for paper for a session in the “Family/Demography” network.
“Separations and divorces in European countries (19-20th centuries)”
Call for paper for a session in the “Family/Demography” network.
“Separations and divorces in European countries (19-20th centuries)”
Organizers:
Sandra Brée (UcL, Belgium; Paris-Sorbonne, France) [email protected]
Cristina Munno (UcL, Belgium; Ca Foscari Venice, Italy) [email protected]
Until the late 2000s, historical research on separations and divorce was rare, with notable exceptions (Goode, 1951, 1962; Dessertine, 1981; Phillips, 1988; Ronsin, 1992). In the late 2000s, historical research on divorce experienced a revival, often with a socio-demographic perspective (Matthijs, Baerts and Van de Putte, 2008; Cvrcek, 2009, 2011 and a special issue of the Journal of Family History, 2011). Despite these recent researches, knowledge about divorce remains limited (Lotta et al., 2011). Moreover, recent studies remain confined on Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and predominantly protestant countries, even if legal separation somewhat existed in south-Mediterranean catholic or orthodox countries. This is the reason why these researches are often limited to theological or cultural points of view (Heikkila, 2015; Martin Garcia, 2014; Costa, 2007)
More generally, the history of disunion remains a poorly studied demographic phenomenon even though it has profoundly altered family dynamics. This session focuses on a behavior that has long remained marginal but that affects more than one married couple in two in some European countries nowadays. What can explain this rise? Given the existing differences in law applications, did the differentiated timing across Europe had any social or cultural aspect? How can we clarify them? And what are the consequences of separations and divorces on the family? What does the history of separations and divorces say about the evolution of gender and family relations?
Papers using aggregate and individual data are welcome. Spatial analysis, long-term analysis, as well as comparative perspectives, will be especially appreciated.
Three main themes will be considered:
If you want to participate, please send an email with a short abstract (max. 500 words) to [email protected] and [email protected] before April the 30th 2017.
References
Dessertine, 1981, Divorcer à Lyon sous la Révolution et l’Empire, Lyon, PUL.
Costa, M. (2007) Conflictos matrimoniales y divorcio en Cataluña: 1775-1833. Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Doctoral thesis)
Cvrcek T., 2009, “When Harry left Sally. A New Estimate of Marital Disruption in the US 1860-1948”, Demographic Research, 21, nov. 2009, pp. 719-758.
Cvrcek T., 2011, “U.S. Marital Disruptions and their Economic and Social Correlates”, 1860-1948, Journal of Family History, April 2011, vol. 36 (2), pp. 142-158.
Goode W. J., 1962, “Marital Satisfaction and Instability: A Cross-Cultural Class Analysis of Divorce Rates” International Social Science Journal 14, n°3, pp. 507-26.
Goode W. J., 1951, “Economic Factors and Marital Stability”, American Sociological Review 16, n°6, pp. 802-12.
Heikkila J. 2015, Canonical development through dialogue: marriage and divorce in the preconciliar period and in the all-russian church council of 1917–1918, Faculty of theology, university of Helsinki, Finland
Lotta V., Van Poppel F., Van de Putte B., 2011, “New Light on the Divorce Transition”, Journal of Family History, April 2011, v. 36 (2), pp. 107-117.
Martin Garcia A., 2014, “Divorce and abuse in 16th, 17th and 18th century Spain”, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 161, 184 – 194
Matthijs K., Baerts A., Van de Putte B., 2008, “Determinants of divorce in Nineteenth Century Flanders”, Journal of Family History, vol. 33, n° 3, July 2008, pp. 239-261.
Ronsin F., 1992, Les divorciaires. Affrontements politiques et conceptions du mariage dans la France du XIXe siècle, Paris, Aubier.
Sandra Brée (UcL, Belgium; Paris-Sorbonne, France) [email protected]
Cristina Munno (UcL, Belgium; Ca Foscari Venice, Italy) [email protected]
Until the late 2000s, historical research on separations and divorce was rare, with notable exceptions (Goode, 1951, 1962; Dessertine, 1981; Phillips, 1988; Ronsin, 1992). In the late 2000s, historical research on divorce experienced a revival, often with a socio-demographic perspective (Matthijs, Baerts and Van de Putte, 2008; Cvrcek, 2009, 2011 and a special issue of the Journal of Family History, 2011). Despite these recent researches, knowledge about divorce remains limited (Lotta et al., 2011). Moreover, recent studies remain confined on Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and predominantly protestant countries, even if legal separation somewhat existed in south-Mediterranean catholic or orthodox countries. This is the reason why these researches are often limited to theological or cultural points of view (Heikkila, 2015; Martin Garcia, 2014; Costa, 2007)
More generally, the history of disunion remains a poorly studied demographic phenomenon even though it has profoundly altered family dynamics. This session focuses on a behavior that has long remained marginal but that affects more than one married couple in two in some European countries nowadays. What can explain this rise? Given the existing differences in law applications, did the differentiated timing across Europe had any social or cultural aspect? How can we clarify them? And what are the consequences of separations and divorces on the family? What does the history of separations and divorces say about the evolution of gender and family relations?
Papers using aggregate and individual data are welcome. Spatial analysis, long-term analysis, as well as comparative perspectives, will be especially appreciated.
Three main themes will be considered:
- Who and Where? The first topic will consider the jurisprudential, social and cultural determinants of separations on a societal and individual scale. A priori, the central fact is the disagreement within the couple, but how do the socio-economic properties play? What can explain the decision to separate and more specifically? to divorce, which is still a marginal attitude before the 1960s?
- Why? Why do people separate or divorce and after how many years of marriage (union)? Are the grounds of separations and divorces the same in all social groups and throughout the period? Is the rush? of a marriage due to the legitimation of one or more children or, on the contrary, the sterility of the couple, can explain a higher frequency of breaks? What can the grounds of separations and divorces reveal of the evolution of the position of women and men in couples?
- Consequences on the family: What can be the consequences of a separation or divorce on the ex-spouses subsequent matrimonial and family life? Do women, as it is now, have lower probabilities of re-marriage (repartnering) than men, especially if they have children? And what happens to these children after the separations/divorces? To whom are they entrusted? To whom are they entrusted? What are the possibilities of visits for the non-custodial parent? And, finally, do we see consequences on their own marital lives?
If you want to participate, please send an email with a short abstract (max. 500 words) to [email protected] and [email protected] before April the 30th 2017.
References
Dessertine, 1981, Divorcer à Lyon sous la Révolution et l’Empire, Lyon, PUL.
Costa, M. (2007) Conflictos matrimoniales y divorcio en Cataluña: 1775-1833. Barcelona: Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Doctoral thesis)
Cvrcek T., 2009, “When Harry left Sally. A New Estimate of Marital Disruption in the US 1860-1948”, Demographic Research, 21, nov. 2009, pp. 719-758.
Cvrcek T., 2011, “U.S. Marital Disruptions and their Economic and Social Correlates”, 1860-1948, Journal of Family History, April 2011, vol. 36 (2), pp. 142-158.
Goode W. J., 1962, “Marital Satisfaction and Instability: A Cross-Cultural Class Analysis of Divorce Rates” International Social Science Journal 14, n°3, pp. 507-26.
Goode W. J., 1951, “Economic Factors and Marital Stability”, American Sociological Review 16, n°6, pp. 802-12.
Heikkila J. 2015, Canonical development through dialogue: marriage and divorce in the preconciliar period and in the all-russian church council of 1917–1918, Faculty of theology, university of Helsinki, Finland
Lotta V., Van Poppel F., Van de Putte B., 2011, “New Light on the Divorce Transition”, Journal of Family History, April 2011, v. 36 (2), pp. 107-117.
Martin Garcia A., 2014, “Divorce and abuse in 16th, 17th and 18th century Spain”, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 161, 184 – 194
Matthijs K., Baerts A., Van de Putte B., 2008, “Determinants of divorce in Nineteenth Century Flanders”, Journal of Family History, vol. 33, n° 3, July 2008, pp. 239-261.
Ronsin F., 1992, Les divorciaires. Affrontements politiques et conceptions du mariage dans la France du XIXe siècle, Paris, Aubier.
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