Solteras - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:09:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Solteras - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Proportions of Unmarried Women by Age and Date, 1787 https://historylab.es/proportions-of-unmarried-women-by-age-and-date-1787/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=proportions-of-unmarried-women-by-age-and-date-1787 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:48 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/proporciones-de-mujeres-solteras-por-edad-y-fecha-1787/ Proportion of married women in rural and urban settings in 1787

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]]> Nuptiality is a demographic variable of great importance that has often been neglected in favour of the study of mortality or fertility. Its significance as a reproductive institution obtains a relevant meaning where fertility control within marriage is null or moderate. In this sense, it is necessary to specify how marriage is one of the most determining vital acts in the social sphere. In traditional societies, marriage practice was mediated by access to land, inheritance or some other significant form of livelihood. Looking at marital engagement behaviour, it is very similar between rural and urban areas at younger ages; at older ages, urban areas show important differences in the proportion of unmarried women. However, the mean age at marriage in 1787 is substantially the same in rural and urban areas, slightly higher for urban males (25.6 vs. 25.1) and slightly lower for urban females (23.2 vs. 23.8)

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]]> Age groups, sex and marital status of heads of household in Jorquera and Casas Ibáñez (Albacete, 1753) https://historylab.es/age-groups-sex-and-marital-status-of-heads-of-household-in-jorquera-and-casas-ibanez-albacete-1753/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=age-groups-sex-and-marital-status-of-heads-of-household-in-jorquera-and-casas-ibanez-albacete-1753 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/grupos-de-edad-sexo-y-estado-civil-de-los-cabezas-de-familia-en-jorquera-y-casas-ibanez-albacete-1753/ Table showing the division by marital status and sex of the age groups in areas of La Manchuela albacetense in 1753. The age cycle as part of social dynamics

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]]> The marital status of the heads of household, regardless of their sex, is directly associated with the stage of the life cycle. In 1753, according to the Ensenada Cadastre, in the towns of Jorquera and Casas Ibáñez in Albacete, the majority of married people were between 25 and 34 years of age, with men and women entering marriage at an age close to the lower end of the range. Among the single heads of household, there is a majority female presence among young women under 25, while men stand out in the 25-34 age range. On the other hand, the highest number of widowers is found in the 55-64 age bracket, and decreases in the over 65 age bracket (due to remarriage); widows stand out in the same age bracket as men, however, there is a significantly higher figure in the 45-54 age bracket with 32.14% compared to 17.78% for men. In this way we can follow the life cycle of these municipalities of La Manchuela: within the group of young bachelors, men married a few years later than women, women were widowed earlier and tended to be single, while men tended to remarry from the age of 55 onwards.

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