A West Country Village Ashworthy [Paperback]

This volume examines the effects of rural depopulation as a process on the structure of family and kinship within one small rural area, analysing the spatial relationships of social and economic change. Part One documents these relationships in the context of family farming; the second part is largely devoted to the effects of demographic change on the structure of family and kinship within one small community.This volume examines the effects of rural depopulation as a process on the structure of family and kinship within one small rural area, analysing the spatial relationships of social and economic change.Part 1 1. Ashworthy 2. The Lane 3. Man and the Land (I) 4. Man and the Land (II) Part 2 Introduction 5. Population Change 6. Family and Kinship 7. Kinship and Social Life Conclusion Appendices 1. Male and Female Labour on Farms 2. Sex Ratio, Age Structure, Marital Status and Size of Household 3. Family Types and Number of Children per FamilyUS? 1963 W M Williams