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Author Ramsden, Stefan

Title Working-Class Community in the Age of Affluence
Published Milton : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages)
Series Perspectives in Economic and Social History
Perspectives in economic and social history.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Affluence and the working classes; Historians pick up the baton; Community and modernity; Critiques; Class, community and case-study research; References; 2. Families; The conjugal relationship; Child-centred attitudes; Relations with extended family; Conclusion; References; 3. Neighbours; Neighbourly sociability and mutuality, 1935-1954; Privacy and competition in 'traditional' neighbourhoods, 1935-54; Disruptions to neighbourliness, 1955-1980
New patterns of neighbourliness, 1955-1980Conclusion; References; 4. Friends; Sociability with friends in the early life-stages, 1935-1954; Mothers' sociability, 1935-1954; New forms of sociability, 1955-1980; Friendship and acquaintanceship in a geographical context; Conclusion; References; 5. Workplaces; Industry and social ties; Industry in public life; Industry and town identity; Changing social role of industries; Conclusion; References; 6. Civil society and associational life; In the club; Civil society; Change and continuity in associational life; Conclusion; References
7. Identity and placeThe construction of an 'ancient borough'; Working-class Beverlonians; The 'Berlin Wall', 'Becksiders' and 'Shanghai Shetrivers'; The limits of identification with place; Conclusion; References; 8. Conclusion; Continuity; Change; Implications; References; Appendix; Index
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ISBN 9781315462912
1315462915