Living in sin : cohabiting as husband and wife in nineteenth-century England /
Living in sin :: cohabiting as husband and wife in nineteenth-century England /

"Living in sin is the first book-length study of cohabitation in nineteenth-century England, based on research into the lives of hundreds of couples. 'Common-law' marriages did not have any legal basis, so the Victorian courts had to wrestle with unions that resembled marriage in ever...

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1. Verfasser: Frost, Ginger Suzanne, 1962-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:Gender in history.
Schlagworte:
1800-1899
Unmarried couples > England > History > 19th century.
Couples non mariés > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Unmarried couples
Freie Liebe > Grossbritannien > Geschichte 19. Jh.
Konkubinat > Grossbritannien > Geschichte 19. Jh.
Partnerschaft > Single > Grossbritannien > Geschichte 19. Jh.
Single > Partnerschaft > Grossbritannien > Geschichte 19. Jh.
England
History
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Zusammenfassung:"Living in sin is the first book-length study of cohabitation in nineteenth-century England, based on research into the lives of hundreds of couples. 'Common-law' marriages did not have any legal basis, so the Victorian courts had to wrestle with unions that resembled marriage in everyway, yet did not meet its most basic requirements. Unsurprisingly, the courts reacted with ambiguity, upholding cohabitation in some instances and punishing it in others. By challenging the definition of marriage through their actions, couples reformed the state's dealings with it; nevertheless, cohabitees never had legal status and this had serious repercussions for women and children." "The majority of those who lived in irregular unions did so because they could not marry legally. Others, though, chose not to marry, either from indifference, class differences, or because they dissented from marriage for philosophical reasons. This book looks at each motivation in turn, highlighting class, gender and generational differences, as well as the reactions of wider kin and community. Cohabitation was not the same as marriage, but many family and friends accepted at least some irregular unions, most readily in the working classes. At the same time, the sexual double standard meant that women suffered more than men from the disadvantages of 'free unions'." "Frost shows how these couples slowly widened the definition of legal marriage, preparing the way for the more substantial changes of the twentieth century, making this a valuable resource for all those interested in Gender and Social History."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 264 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-254) and index.
ISBN:9781847791412
1847791417
9781781700723
1781700729
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