The erosion of childhood : child oppression in Britain, 1860-1918 / Lionel Rose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rose, Lionel, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Children.

Child labor--Great Britain--History.

Child labor.

Education, Elementary--Great Britain--History.

Education, Elementary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discusses the status of children in society from the mid-Victorian period to the end of the First World War, showing that children were regarded principally as objects to be used and abused rather than people in their own right.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Publisher's note; Children without childhood: an introduction; Factories and mines legislation; Sweatshops, cottage labour and moonlighting up to the First World War; Children on the land and children at sea; Young slaves; children in domestic service; Brickyard and canal boat children and chimney sweeps; Theatrical, circus and fairground children; Juvenile street traders; Waifs and beggars; Vagrancy; The blind-alley job problem; Employers, education and the part-time system; School curriculum codes and the 'Standards' 1862 1918; Teaching methods 1860 1918

Health and schoolingSchooling and the upper classes; Pupil society and school discipline; School attendance; The formative results of education; Education and economic mobility; Exploitation, discipline and duty in the working-class home; Upbringing in the upper-class home; The child protection movement; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-282) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-98899-0

1-134-98900-8

1-280-32316-7

0-203-22140-0

9780203221402

OCLC:

475876085