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Social Life and Customs

Online Sources

• Social life and customs in Greece - Online Books Page
• On the Structure of Greek Tribal Society - An Essay - By Hugh E. Seebohm 1895

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• Effective family research requires some understanding of the society in which your ancestor lived. Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each area and time period and are affected by local customs and traditions. Learning about everyday life, religious practices, customs, and traditions is particularly helpful if you choose to write a history of your family.
• The family has always played a crucial role in Greek society, extending beyond a married couple to extended relatives, and commanding a loyalty that overrode duty to other groups.
• Cultivation of land and running of businesses tended to be family enterprises.
• Daughters generally received dowries.