1. Objectifs

Intentions :
The aim of this article is to study individual and family life courses over two generations: « The history of families and their individual members in relation to demography, socio-occupational and geographic mobility, transmission of land and other factors. The geographic and historical context of this study is the Saguenay region from 1842 to 1911. » (p. 225)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« The computerized reconstruction of families for this period; the 125,000 baptism, marriage, and burial records has resulted in the creation of 22,000 family records wich are now available for analysis » (p. 227)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« Because it embrases such a long period and a wide area, the computerized reconstruction of families based on a regional population register opens up new perspectives for research into social reproduction, as well as geographic and social mobility. The study makes use of the Saguenay population register to study individual and family life courses over two generations. Focus is mostly upon the demographic and occupational factors tha determine social conditions and reproduction of families. More specifically, discussion and findings center upon theoretical and methodological issues raised by the study of social reproduction and family inheritance systems; a description of individual and family histories from a demographic and occupational standpoint; an account of the strategies that families adopt to establish children as farmers in a predominantly rural society. » (p. 225)