The shadow of marriage : Singleness in England, 1914-60.

Newly available in paperback, this book examines representations and experiences of men and women who never married between 1914 and 1960, drawing upon an exceptionally wide range of sources including biographies, oral histories, novels, films, government statistics and social surveys. The book disc...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holden, Katherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
Colección:Gender in history.
Temas:
1900-1999
Single people > England > Social conditions > 20th century.
Single people > England > Statistics.
Personnes seules > Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Personnes seules > Angleterre > Statistiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Single people
Single people > Social conditions
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Family & Marriage.
England
Statistics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 9780719068935; 9780719068935; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction:'the prince may yet come'; 2 'Consider her palaces':work, housing and lifestyles; 3 Family standbys:brothers, sisters, daughters, sons; 4 Relations without a name:sex and intimacy; 5 Mad or bad? Parenthood outside marriage; 6 'A world clamouring for motherhood':adoption and fostering; 7 Family romances:aunts and uncles; 8 Interest and emotion:professional and paid work with children; 9 Conclusion:'other' lives; Appendices; Select Bibliography of Secondary Published Sources; Index.

Ejemplares similares