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Marriage strategies and social prestige of barber-surgeons in 19th-century Württemberg: a quantitative evaluation of marriage- and probate inventories

Heiratsstrategien und Sozialprestige von Wundärzten im 19. Jahrhundert ind Württemberg ; eine quantitative Evaluation von Heirats- und Testamentsverzeichnissen
[journal article]

Groß, Dominik

Abstract

Im 19. Jahrhundert leisteten Wundärzte einen wichtigen Beitrag zur medizinischen Versorgung. Die soziale und ökonomische Stellung der letzten Generationen von Wundärzten im Königreich Württemberg im Zeitraum 1800-1899 wird untersucht. Dazu werden 510 Hochzeits- und Testamentsinventuren von Wundärzte... view more

Im 19. Jahrhundert leisteten Wundärzte einen wichtigen Beitrag zur medizinischen Versorgung. Die soziale und ökonomische Stellung der letzten Generationen von Wundärzten im Königreich Württemberg im Zeitraum 1800-1899 wird untersucht. Dazu werden 510 Hochzeits- und Testamentsinventuren von Wundärzten und ihren Ehefrauen ausgewertet. Es zeigt sich, daß der Hochzeitstermin mit dem der Meisterprüfung zusammenfiel. Die Mehrheit der Ehepartner kam aus dem Handwerkermilieu. Die getrennten Auswertungen der Vermögenswerte beider Ehepartner ergeben, daß die Aussteuer der Frau im Durchschnitt doppelt so hoch war wie die des Mannes. So wird deutlich, wie die Wundärzte durch die Heirat mit einer wohlhabenderen Partnerin eine höhere soziale Stellung erwarben. Dieses Heiratsverhalten wird als Beispiel für 'soziale Heterogamie' betrachtet. (prf)... view less


'Although barber-surgeons made an essential contribution to the medical treatment in 19th-century Germany, there is an evident lack of literature about their living conditions. This article examines the social estimation of the last generations of barber-surgeons in the Kingdom of Württemberg. For t... view more

'Although barber-surgeons made an essential contribution to the medical treatment in 19th-century Germany, there is an evident lack of literature about their living conditions. This article examines the social estimation of the last generations of barber-surgeons in the Kingdom of Württemberg. For this, 510 marriage- and probate inventories of the so-called Wundärzte and their wives were evaluated. It could be proven that the majority of the marriage partners came from craftsman's milieu. Separate evaluations of the assets of both the husbands and their wives led to remarkable results: on the average, the wives' marriage portions turned out to be more than twice as high as their husbands'. Supposing that dowry and decent of the wives are related to the social estimation of their partners, we have to conclude that contemporary barber-surgeons still enjoyed quite a high prestige. Most of them succeeded in marrying upwards - at least in economical respect. Thus, the barbers' practice of marriage has to be looked upon as an example for social heterogamy.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
physician; wedding; social position; Württemberg; economic situation; Germany; assets; spouse; prestige; nineteenth century

Classification
Medicine, Social Medicine
Social History, Historical Social Research
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology

Method
empirical; historical; quantitative empirical

Document language
English

Publication Year
1998

Page/Pages
p. 94-108

Journal
Historical Social Research, 23 (1998) 4

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.23.1998.4.94-108

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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