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The changing role of the family in a rural Irish community
Journal of comparative family studies • 10 (2) • Published In 1979 • Pages: 141-162
By: Kane, Eileen.
Abstract
This is a study of a relatively poor farming village in County Galway. The basic kin unit is the kindred, which includes lineal and collateral connections. The kindred group comes together at weddings, wakes, and times of crisis. Cooperative work groups are drawn from the kindred. The author discusses kinship terminology, personal names, and nicknames. Other topics include the extended family, mother and daughter-in-law relationships, household budgets and finances, childrearing, sibling rivalry, gender relations, and old age. The author also notes changes that have occurred in the community since 1968, with the rise in tourism and establishment of an industrial estate in the area.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- British Isles
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2014
- Field Date
- 1973
- Coverage Date
- 1904-1973
- Coverage Place
- County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
- Notes
- Eileen Kane
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161 - 162)
- LCCN
- 74641687
- LCSH
- Ireland--Rural conditions