Children in the 20th-century family economy: From co-providers to consumers |
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Authors: | Ali de Regt |
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Institution: | aAmsterdam School for Social Science Research, Oude Hoogstraat 24, 1012 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The position of children in the family economy changed fundamentally from the 19th century onward. In the Netherlands, the first child labor act was introduced in 1874; compulsory schooling was established in 1901. Since then, the economic contribution to the family income by children has gradually disappeared. Until the 1960s, in working-class families, the financial contribution of adolescents to the family income remained of great importance. Young workers gave their whole wage to the family in exchange for housing, food, clothes, and some pocket money. This article describes how the economic role of teenagers has changed since then. Nowadays, children and adolescents do not contribute to the family purse any longer. |
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Keywords: | Family economy Teenagers 20th century |
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