Mapping the Household State: Treatment of Disobedient Children in Early Modern Denmark and Sweden

Karin Hassan Jansson; Nina Javette Koefoed

doi:10.1177/03631990221126069

Mapping the Household State: Treatment of Disobedient Children in Early Modern Denmark and Sweden

Karin Hassan Jansson, Nina Javette Koefoed^*

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School of Culture and Society - History, subject

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Abstract

This article offers a comparative analysis of the early modern Danish and Swedish Household state in relation to the treatment of "disobedient" children. It uses law codes and court records to explore the dynamic relationship between the household and state, arguing that contrasting patterns are apparent despite the common features of absolutism, agrarian, and mono-confessional Lutheranism. In Denmark, the state often responded to such cases by arrogating the power of the household and removing children from their care. In Sweden, the state upheld and sought to educate the household and relied upon parents to carry out appropriate chastisements of its junior members.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Family History
Volume	48
Issue	1
Pages (from-to)	30-46
Number of pages	17
ISSN	0363-1990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/03631990221126069
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

Keywords

Household
parenthood
disobedient children
household-state relations
denmark
sweden
early modern

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Den nordiska hushållstaten: variationer på ett tema av Luther
Koefoed, N. J. (CoPI), Holm, B. K. (Participant), Harste, G. (Participant), Claesson , U. (PI) & Jansson, K. (Participant)
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research

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Mapping the Household State: Treatment of Disobedient Children in Early Modern Denmark and Sweden

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