"Woful Childe of Parents Rage": Suicide of Children and Adolescents in Early Modern England, 1507-1710
The suicide rate for children and adolescents in early modern England exceeded modern percentages considerably. Children suffered a sense of isolation in a system which sent them from parents' home and set them apart from its support system, and significant numbers reacted against this loneline...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1986
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1986, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-270 |
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| Summary: | The suicide rate for children and adolescents in early modern England exceeded modern percentages considerably. Children suffered a sense of isolation in a system which sent them from parents' home and set them apart from its support system, and significant numbers reacted against this loneliness in spite, taking revenge upon forces beyond their control through suicide. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540320 |