Understanding post-war British society / edited by James Obelkevich and Peter Catterall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Obelkevich, Jim.

Catterall, Peter, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Brings together the perspectives of leading sociologists and social historians to understand the shaping of British society. An illuminating Bnd comprehensive account of post-war British History.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Introduction: Understanding British society; Trends in post-war British social history; Elements of demographic change in Britain since 1945; Political sociology 1945 92; The family in post-war Britain; Women in Britain since 1945: companionate marriage and the double burden; Old age and gerontology; Employment and industrial structure; Non-manual labour; Poverty in post-war Britain; Aspects of education in post-war Britain; Consumption; Food and nutrition in post-war Britain

Religion in post-war Britain: a sociological viewThe arts, books, media and entertainments in Britain since 1945; Gender inequalities in leisure and sport in post-war Britain; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-83793-3

1-134-83794-1

0-203-42755-6

1-280-20181-9

0-203-29747-4

9786610201815

OCLC:

646718366