Working-class courtship, marriage, and divorce in Scotland, 1855-1939 / Eleanor Gordon, Jeff Meek, and Katie Barclay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Eleanor, author.

Meek, Jeffrey, 1971- author.

Barclay, Katie, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtship--Scotland--History--19th century.

Courtship.

Courtship--Scotland--History--20th century.

Marriage--Scotland--History--19th century.

Marriage.

Marriage--Scotland--History--20th century.

Divorce--Scotland--History--19th century.

Divorce.

Divorce--Scotland--History--20th century.

Working class--Scotland--History--19th century.

Working class.

Working class--Scotland--History--20th century.

Scotland--Social conditions--19th century.

Scotland.

Scotland--Social conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

This is a book-length study of the history of working-class courtship and marriage in Scotland, from the establishment of civil registration to the introduction in 1939 of legislation which abolished irregular marriage and introduced civil marriage. Adopting a 'life course' approach, the book explores the social, economic, and cultural contexts of romantic partnerships, from courtship through to marital or family dissolution. Drawing from a wide range of sources that capture official accounts and discourses on the one hand, and the testimony and experience of working-class people on the other, the book offers a uniquely broad and textured view of courtship and marriage in this period.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 12, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-183115-8

0-19-250632-3

9780192506320

OCLC:

1531572526