Characteristics of the Romanian household in Transylvania between the second half of the 19th Century and the first quarter of the 20
Characteristics of the Romanian household in Transylvania between the second half of the 19th Century and the first quarter of the 20

Summary/Abstract: Abstract: The present research paper is a demographic analysis of the Romanian household from Transylvania’s past in the period of time between the second half of the 19th Century and the first quarter of the 20th Century. The case study that envisaged the Greek-Catholic community in Poiana Ilvei was based on the records found in the Status Animarum (“lists of souls”) dating from 1864, 1892 and 1925. The processed information unveiled a household that was rather reduced in terms of size (4-5 members), as well a gradual increase in the number of simple households. The data also revealed several other changes regarding the relationship between marriage and the establishment of an autonomous household from one record to another. Furthermore, the analysis of the individuals’ life cycle revealed that the household became more simplified and nuclear.

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