A group of two talks and a discussion
2: New Light on the History of the English Family by PETER LASLETT
Fellow of Trinity College and Lecturer in History Uniyersity of Cambridge
It is now possible to base the history of family structure on a good deal of hard evidence. Peter Laslett discusses the dating of the ' nuclear ' family in English history, and the role of moral controls in structuring it.
Discussion between Peter Las lett, E. A. Wrigley , and David Glass: February 8