History of the English family between 1600 and 1800. A short essay

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2.0, Oxford University, language: English, abstract: The following paper will discuss in deep which industrial and socioeconomic factors overthrew traditional English views and lifestyles in a time frame of 200 years. Firstly, an overview about the circumstances and the structural changes in social and economic perspective in England between 1600 and 1800 provides a starting point to the topic. Secondly, a deeper analysis and discussion on the development of the English family gives insight into the social change. Thirdly, a weighting of the used and studied material shows the difficulty in objectivity of primary and secondary sources. Finally, the main points are summarised with a conclusion about the effects of the changes on the English family.

Mark-Oliver Morkos studied Politics, Philosophy, Economics and Local History at the Open University, UK and the University of Oxford.