2025/01/23 by Joana Maria Pujadas-Mora, Joana María Pujadas‐Mora, Gabriel Brea-Martinez +1 · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Historical Economic and Social Studies #Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving #Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00324728.2024.2435310
This paper explores the shift in family influence on socio-economic outcomes, focusing on sibling relationships, from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries in the Barcelona area. Our findings reveal a diminishing role of vertical ties (parents-children) and an increasing significance of horizontal ties (between siblings). Specifically, brothers who were first in the sibling group to marry exerted more influence on socio-economic persistence over time, aligning with the changes in familial dynamics since proto-industrialization. Gender dynamics highlight the influence of first-married brothers' influence, although first-married sisters were also significantly associated with non-first-married siblings' social mobility. The intensification of horizontal ties is seen as a cooperative model among siblings, challenging the notion of a complete loss of family influence during industrialization. The study contributes nuance to modernization theory by highlighting the enduring importance of kinship in industrial periods, especially among siblings.