This study examines cases of fornication, bastardy, and paternity cases brought before the courts in Essex County, Massachusetts between 1640 and 1692. Prosecution and conviction rates, sentencing patterns, and socio-economic data, as well as attitudes, were analyzed to determine that women who bore illegitimate children were punished more severely than their male partners, and regarded with contempt by the majority of women.
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格式 PDF ● 网页 216 ● ISBN 9781135934316 ● 出版者 Taylor and Francis ● 发布时间 2004 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4296525 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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