Marriage and the family in a Maltese parish: St. Mary's (Qrendi) in the eighteenth century.
J Fam Hist
; 36(1): 37-51, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
This article addresses the Maltese traditional family, taking St. Mary's (Qrendi) as a test case. It results that couples married in their early twenties, while a high proportion of men and women never married at all. Marriage was not popular so that one-fifth of all marriages were remarriages. Very few widows remarried and it was only for some economic reason that they sought another man. There is no evidence though that a high rate of celibacy resulted in flagrant promiscuity even if there is evidence that the Qrendin were not so particular about their sex life. No birth control was practiced within marriage and children followed one another regularly. This brings into relief the parents' unconcern for their offspring's future as well as the inferior status of women because husbands made their wives several offspring. Relations between the spouses were poor so that dissatisfied couples went their own ways.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Religión
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Conducta Sexual
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Abstinencia Sexual
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Familia
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Matrimonio
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Viudez
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Relaciones Familiares
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
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J Fam Hist
Año:
2011
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Article