R. Caftanzoglou, THE HOUSEHOLD FORMATION PATTERN OF A VLACH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY OF GREECE - SYRRAKO 1898-1929, Journal of family history, 19(1), 1994, pp. 79-98
This article explores the forms of family organization in a mountain c
ommunity of Greece during the end of the nineteenth and the early twen
tieth century. Special attention is paid to the concept of a system of
household formation. It is argued that the dominant models fail to pr
ovide adequate understanding of the ways in which the desired domestic
structures come into being and that one has to search beyond the ''cl
assical'' demographic criteria to achieve a comprehensive account and
understanding of household formation behavior.