Gottlieb Beatrice. The Family in the Western World from the Black Death to the Industrial Age

Oxford University Press, 1993. — 309 p.A Place and a Social Institution
The Members of the Household
Life in the Household
Men and Women in a Special Relationship
Preliminaries to Marriage
Weddings
The Married Couple
Procreation and Education
Conception and Birth
Early Childhood,
Upbringing
Relatives Past, Present, and Future
Kinship
The Linking of Generations,
Ideas and Ideals
The Political Role of the Family,
The Emotional Role of the Family
Epilogue: Toward the Twenty-first Century