Gender differences in the dispersal of children in northern Sweden and the northern USA in 1850

History of the Family

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-18

  Egerbladh, Inez ^a   Kasakoff, Alice Bee ^b   Adams, John W ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child dispersal; Gender; Inter generational relationships; Kinship; Mid 19th century; Migration; Northern Sweden; Northern USA; Rural populations; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548775647     PISSN: 1081602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hisfam.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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