The shadow of marriage [electronic resource] : Singleness in England, 1914-60

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holden, Katherine.

Series:

Gender in History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single people--England--Social conditions--20th century.

Single people--England--Statistics.

Local Subjects:

Single people--England--Social conditions--20th century.

Single people--England--Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 discusses the significance of age, generation and gender in work and non-familial lifestyles, and unmarried men and women's intimate, sexual, familial and professional relationships. Important questions are raised as to how these categories have been defined, and power relations between married and singl

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-84779-374-6

OCLC:

818847199